WoRMS taxon details
Aphanipathes puertoricoensis Horowitz & Quattrini, 2023
1672253 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1672253)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Horowitz, J.; Opresko, D. M.; González-García, M. D. P.; Quattrini, A. M. (2023). Description of a new species of black coral in the family Aphanipathidae (Anthozoa, Antipatharia) from Puerto Rico. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1173: 97-110., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/104141/list/9/ [details]
Holotype USNM 1660436, geounit Puerto Rico - Virgin...
, Type locality contained in Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone
Holotype USNM 1660436, geounit Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands [details]
type locality contained in Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2025). World List of Antipatharia. Aphanipathes puertoricoensis Horowitz & Quattrini, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1672253 on 2025-11-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Horowitz, J.; Opresko, D. M.; González-García, M. D. P.; Quattrini, A. M. (2023). Description of a new species of black coral in the family Aphanipathidae (Anthozoa, Antipatharia) from Puerto Rico. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1173: 97-110., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/104141/list/9/ [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 1660436, geounit Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands [details]