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Polythoa Schweigger, 1819

1561455  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1561455)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Zoantharia (Order)
  7. Brachycnemina (Suborder)
  8. Sphenopidae (Family)
  9. Polythoa (Genus)
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  1. Subgenus Polythoa (Corticithoa) (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) cinerea Duchassaing & Michelotti (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) clavata Duchassaing (uncertain > unassessed)
    3. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) clavata Duchassaing (uncertain > unassessed)
    4. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) glareola Les. (uncertain > unassessed)
    5. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) humilis Verrill (uncertain > unassessed)
    6. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) lutea Quoy & Gaimard (uncertain > unassessed)
    7. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) mammillosa Lam. (uncertain > unassessed)
    8. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) tuberculosa Klunzinger (uncertain > unassessed)
    9. Species Polythoa (Corticithoa) aggregata Less. accepted as Palythoa aggregata Lesson, 1830
  2. Subgenus Polythoa (Endeithoa) (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Polythoa (Endeithoa) rubricornis Holds. (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Polythoa (Endeithoa) norvegica Koren & Danielssen accepted as Epizoanthus norvegicus (Koren & Danielssen, 1877)
  3. Subgenus Polythoa (Gemmithoa) (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Polythoa (Gemmithoa) brevis Duchassaing (uncertain > unassessed)
  4. Subgenus Polythoa (Mammothoa) (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Polythoa (Mammothoa) auricula Les. (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Polythoa (Mammothoa) cingulata Quoy & Gaimard (uncertain > unassessed)
    3. Species Polythoa (Mammothoa) elongata Verrill (uncertain > unassessed)
    4. Species Polythoa (Mammothoa) nymphaea Les. (uncertain > unassessed)
    5. Species Polythoa (Mammothoa) univittata Lor. (uncertain > unassessed)
    6. Species Polythoa (Mammothoa) viridis Quoy & Gaimard (uncertain > unassessed)
    7. Species Polythoa (Mammothoa) nymphosa Dana accepted as Zoanthus nymphaeus (Lesueur, 1817) accepted as Zoanthus pulchellus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
  5. Subgenus Polythoa (Monothoa) (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Polythoa (Monothoa) fluva Quoy & Gaimard (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Polythoa (Monothoa) philippinensis Gray (uncertain > unassessed)
    3. Species Polythoa (Monothoa) spongiosa Andr. (uncertain > unassessed)
    4. Species Polythoa (Monothoa) vanikorensis Quoy & Gaimard (uncertain > unassessed)
    5. Species Polythoa (Monothoa) viridifusca Quoy & Gaimard (uncertain > unassessed)
    6. Species Polythoa (Monothoa) caraibeorum Duchassaing accepted as Palythoa caribaeorum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
  6. Subgenus Polythoa (Taeniothoa) (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Polythoa (Taeniothoa) sulcata Gosse (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Polythoa (Taeniothoa) anguicoma Norm. accepted as Parazoanthus anguicomus (Norman, 1869)
  7. Species Polythoa arenacea De Chiage (uncertain > unassessed)
  8. Species Polythoa caesia (uncertain > unassessed)
  9. Species Polythoa cavolonii (uncertain > unassessed)
  10. Species Polythoa coesia Dana (uncertain > unassessed)
  11. Species Polythoa eupaguri Mar. (uncertain > unassessed)
  12. Species Polythoa fatua Sch. (uncertain > unassessed)
  13. Species Polythoa glomerata Mar. (uncertain > unassessed)
  14. Species Polythoa glutinosa Duchassaing & Michelotti (uncertain > unassessed)
  15. Species Polythoa howesii Haddon & Shackleton, 1891 (uncertain > unassessed)
  16. Species Polythoa lesueuri Aud. (uncertain > unassessed)
  17. Species Polythoa mammillosa Ehr. (uncertain > unassessed)
  18. Species Polythoa ocellata Lam. (uncertain > unassessed)
  19. Species Polythoa olivascens Br. (uncertain > unassessed)
  20. Species Polythoa senegambiensis Cart. (uncertain > unassessed)
  21. Species Polythoa stellata Lam. (uncertain > unassessed)
  22. Species Polythoa sulcata Gosse (uncertain > unassessed)
  23. Species Polythoa tuberculosa Esper, 1791 (uncertain > unassessed)
  24. Species Polythoa variabilis Br. (uncertain > unassessed)
  25. Species Polythoa axinellae Schmt. accepted as Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2026). Polythoa Schweigger, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1561455 on 2026-06-15
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Fautin, Daphne

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Pax, F. 1937. Die Korallenfauna der Adria. Teil 1: Krustenanemonen. Thalassia. 2(7):3-66.
page(s): 8 [details] 

additional source Andres, A. (1884). Le attinie. Volume primo, contente bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81386
page(s): 334 [details] 

additional source Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie (Monografia). Coi Tipi der Salviucci. Roma., volume 1 (Bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia), pp. 460.
page(s): 305, 306, 307, 334 [details] 

additional source Beneden, É. (1890). Les Anthozoaires pélagiques recueillis par M. le professeur Hensen dans son expédition du Plankton. Communication préliminaire. I. - Une larve voisine de la larve de Semper. Archives de Biologie, 10, 485-521
page(s): 517 [details] 

additional source Andres, A. (1877). On a new genus and species of Zoanthina malacodermata (Panceria spongiosa, sp. n.). Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, 17, 221-226, available online at https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.s2-17.67.221
page(s): 225 [details] 

additional source Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie. Atti dell' Accademia de Lincei, 14, 3, Memorie, 211-673
page(s): 542 [details] OpenAccess publication


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