WoRMS taxon details
Distichopathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)
289840 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289840)
accepted
Species
Antipathes felix Pourtalès, 1867 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Antipathes filix Pourtalès, 1867 · unaccepted (new combination)
Antipathes melancholica Duchassaing, 1870 · unaccepted
Aphanipathes eupteridea (Lamouroux, 1824) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867) · unaccepted (new combination)
Parantipathes (Aphanipathes) filix (Pourtalès, 1867) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Parantipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, terrestrial
(of Antipathes filix Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490
page(s): 112 [details]
page(s): 112 [details]
Type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2026). World List of Antipatharia. Distichopathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289840 on 2026-09-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Antipathes melancholica Duchassaing, 1870) Duchassaing de Fonbressin, P. (1870). Revue des Zoophytes et des Spongiaires des Antilles. <em>Masson, Paris.</em> 1-52., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.69814 [details]
original description (of Antipathes filix Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490
page(s): 112 [details]
basis of record D.M.Opresko and J. van der Land (eds), update 10-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Opresko D.M. 2004.Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part IV. Establishment of a new family, Aphanipathidae.Zool. Med. Leiden 78 (11): 209-240, available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/51441 [details]
original description (of Antipathes filix Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490
page(s): 112 [details]
basis of record D.M.Opresko and J. van der Land (eds), update 10-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Opresko D.M. 2004.Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part IV. Establishment of a new family, Aphanipathidae.Zool. Med. Leiden 78 (11): 209-240, available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/51441 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Molodtsova T.N. 2006. Black corals (Antipatharia: Anthozoa: Cnidaria) of North-East Atlantic. pp. 141-151 In: Mironov A.N., A.V. Gebruk and A.J. Southward (eds.) Biogeography of the North Atlantic seamounts. Moscow. KMK Press 201 p.
page(s): 149 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Opresko, D. M. 2009. Antipatharia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 359–363 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Opresko, D. M.; Goldman, S. L.; Johnson, R.; Parra, K.; Nuttall, M.; Schmahl, G.; Brugler, M. R. (2020). Morphological and molecular characterization of a new species of black coral from Elvers Bank, north-western Gulf of Mexico (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia: Aphanipathidae: Distichopathes). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531542000051x [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Molodtsova T.N. 2006. Black corals (Antipatharia: Anthozoa: Cnidaria) of North-East Atlantic. pp. 141-151 In: Mironov A.N., A.V. Gebruk and A.J. Southward (eds.) Biogeography of the North Atlantic seamounts. Moscow. KMK Press 201 p.
page(s): 149 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Opresko, D. M. 2009. Antipatharia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 359–363 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Opresko, D. M.; Goldman, S. L.; Johnson, R.; Parra, K.; Nuttall, M.; Schmahl, G.; Brugler, M. R. (2020). Morphological and molecular characterization of a new species of black coral from Elvers Bank, north-western Gulf of Mexico (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia: Aphanipathidae: Distichopathes). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 1-8., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531542000051x [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Martinican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Martinican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Martinican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Martinican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) RSMAS, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) RSMAS, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) RSMAS, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) RSMAS, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) USNM 51590, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)) MCZ, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
