WoRMS taxon details

Stichopathes Brook, 1889

103308  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103308)

accepted
Genus
Stichopathes pourtalesi Brook, 1889 (type by subsequent designation)
Species Stichopathes abyssicola Roule, 1902
Species Stichopathes aggregata (van Pesch, 1914)
Species Stichopathes alcocki Cooper, 1909
Species Stichopathes bispinosa Summers, 1910
Species Stichopathes bournei Cooper, 1909
Species Stichopathes ceylonensis Thomson & Simpson, 1905
Species Stichopathes contorta Thomson & Simpson, 1905
Species Stichopathes diversa (Brook, 1889)
Species Stichopathes echinulata Brook, 1889
Species Stichopathes eustropha Pax, 1931
Species Stichopathes filiformis (Gray, 1868)
Species Stichopathes flagellum Roule, 1902
Species Stichopathes gracilis (Gray, 1857)
Species Stichopathes gravieri Molodtsova, 2006
Species Stichopathes indica Schultze, 1903
Species Stichopathes longispina Cooper, 1909
Species Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889
Species Stichopathes maldivensis Cooper, 1903
Species Stichopathes occidentalis Gray, 1860
Species Stichopathes papillosa Thomson & Simpson, 1905
Species Stichopathes pourtalesi Brook, 1889
Species Stichopathes regularis Cooper, 1909
Species Stichopathes richardi Roule, 1902
Species Stichopathes saccula (van Pesch, 1914)
Species Stichopathes semiglabra van Pesch, 1914
Species Stichopathes setacea (Gray, 1860)
Species Stichopathes seychellensis Cooper, 1909
Species Stichopathes solorensis van Pesch, 1914
Species Stichopathes spinosa Silberfeld, 1909
Species Stichopathes variabilis van Pesch, 1914

Species Stichopathes densiflora (Silberfeld, 1909) accepted as Cirrhipathes densiflora Silberfeld, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Stichopathes desbonni (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) accepted as Allopathes desbonni (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Stichopathes dissimilis Roule, 1902 accepted as Aphanostichopathes dissimilis (Roule, 1902) (new combination)
Species Stichopathes euoplos Schultze, 1903 accepted as Aphanostichopathes euoplos (Schultze, 1903)
Species Stichopathes japonica Silberfeld, 1909 accepted as Antipathes (Euantipathes) longibrachiata van Pesch, 1914 accepted as Antipathes longibrachiata van Pesch, 1914 (nomen novum)
Species Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889 accepted as Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889 (unaccepted > incorrect original spelling, name published with a diacritic or other mark)
Species Stichopathes paucispina (Brook, 1889) accepted as Aphanostichopathes paucispina (Brook, 1889)
Species Stichopathes robusta Gravier, 1918 accepted as Bathypathes robusta (Gravier, 1918) (new combination)
Species Stichopathes spiessi Opresko & Genin, 1990 accepted as Aphanostichopathes spiessi (Opresko & Genin, 1990) (new combination)
Species Stichopathes spiralis (Pourtalès, 1880) accepted as Stichopathes pourtalesi Brook, 1889

Subgenus Stichopathes (Antipathes) (uncertain > unassessed)
Subgenus Stichopathes (Cirrhipathes) (uncertain > unassessed)
  » Species Stichopathes (Cirrhipathes) lutkeni Brook, 1889 accepted as Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Brook, G. (1889). Report on the Antipatharia collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 32 (part 80): i-iii,1-222, pl. 1-15., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-80/README.htm [details]   
Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2023). World List of Antipatharia. Stichopathes Brook, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103308 on 2023-06-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2011-12-02 06:03:28Z
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2012-09-05 09:22:51Z
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original description Brook, G. (1889). Report on the Antipatharia collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 32 (part 80): i-iii,1-222, pl. 1-15., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-80/README.htm [details]   

basis of record van der Land, J.; Opresko, D.M. (2001). Antipatharia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Daly, M.M., Fautin D.G., Cappola V.A., 2003. Systematics of the Hexacorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 139 3: 419-437.
page(s): 424-425, 427-428 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Cairns, S.D.; Gershwin, L.; Brook, F.J.; Pugh, P.; Dawson, E.W.; Ocaña O.V.; Vervoort, W.; Williams, G.; Watson, J.E.; Opresko, D.M.; Schuchert, P.; Hine, P.M.; Gordon, D.P.; Campbell, H.J.; Wright, A.J.; Sánchez, J.A.; Fautin, D.G. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Sánchez, J. A.; Zea, S.; Díaz, J. M. (1998). Patterns of octocoral and black coral distribution in the oceanic barrier reef-complex of Providencia Island, southwestern Caribbean. Caribbean Journal of Science, 34(3-4): 250-264
page(s): 256 [details]   

additional source Tazioli, S.; Bo, M.; Boyer, M.; Rotinsulu, H.; Bavestrello, G. (2007). Ecological observations of some common antipatharian corals in the marine park of Bunaken (North Sulawesi, Indonesia). Zoological Studies, 46(2): 227-241
page(s): 229, 230, 231, 233, 234, 235, 238, 239 [details]   

additional source Lapian, H. F. N.; Barucca, M.; Bavestrello, G.; Biscotti, M. A.; Bo, M.; Canapa, A.; Tazioli, S.; Olmo, E. (2007). A systematic study of some black corals species (Antipatharia, Hexacorallia) based on rDNA internal transcribed spacers sequences. Marine Biology, 151, 785-792
page(s): 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791 [details]   
 
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Stichopathes pourtalesi
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[image from typetaxon]

Stichopathes sp., 80 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico.

Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. At this time, this species cannot be assigned to any nominal species; however, not all nominal species in this genus have been adequately characterized. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.
 

Stichopathes poutalesi, 300 m Bermuda.

Photograph courtesy of A. Rogers and XL Catlin Deep Ocean Survey. Identifications by D. Wagner. For more information see: Wagner D & Shuler A (2017). The black coral fauna (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of Bermuda with new records. Zootaxa 4344(2): 367-379.
 
[image from typetaxon]