WoRMS taxon details
Neoanthomastus purpureus (Koren & Danielssen, 1883)
1845638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1845638)
accepted
Species
Anthomastus purpureus (Koren & Danielssen, 1883) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Sarcophyton purpureum Koren & Danielssen, 1883 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Sarcophytum purpureum Koren & Danielssen, 1883 · unaccepted > superseded combination (variant spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sarcophyton purpureum Koren & Danielssen, 1883) Koren, J.; Danielssen, D.C. (1883). Nye Alcyonider, Gorgonider og Pennatulider tilhorende Norges Fauna. <em>Bergens Museum Skrifter.</em> 2: 1-38, plates 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6976981
page(s): 7-9 [details]
page(s): 7-9 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Neoanthomastus purpureus (Koren & Danielssen, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1845638 on 2026-10-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sarcophyton purpureum Koren & Danielssen, 1883) Koren, J.; Danielssen, D.C. (1883). Nye Alcyonider, Gorgonider og Pennatulider tilhorende Norges Fauna. <em>Bergens Museum Skrifter.</em> 2: 1-38, plates 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6976981
page(s): 7-9 [details]
new combination reference Li, Y.; Li, J.; Xu, K. (2025). Mushroom Soft Corals (Octocorallia: Coralliidae) From Seamounts in the Tropical Northwestern Pacific: Morphology and Phylogenetic Analysis Reveal a New Genus and Six New Species. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 2025(1)., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/jzs/4177670
page(s): 12 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 7-9 [details]
new combination reference Li, Y.; Li, J.; Xu, K. (2025). Mushroom Soft Corals (Octocorallia: Coralliidae) From Seamounts in the Tropical Northwestern Pacific: Morphology and Phylogenetic Analysis Reveal a New Genus and Six New Species. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 2025(1)., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/jzs/4177670
page(s): 12 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality