World Register of Deep-Sea species - Anthomastus Verrill, 1878

Deep-Sea taxon details

Anthomastus Verrill, 1878

AphiaID

125285 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125285)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Anthomastus grandiflorus Verrill, 1878 (type by monotypy)

Type taxon of

Anthomastinae Verrill, 1922

Parent

Anthomastinae Verrill, 1922

Original name

Anthomastus Verrill, 1878

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Species Anthomastus agassizii Verrill, 1922
Species Anthomastus antarcticus Kükenthal, 1902
Species Anthomastus bathyproctus Bayer, 1993
Species Anthomastus globosus d'Hondt, 1992
Species Anthomastus grandiflorus Verrill, 1878
Species Anthomastus agaricus Studer, 1890 accepted as Pseudoanthomastus agaricus (Studer, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Anthomastus fisheri Bayer, 1952 accepted as Pseudoanthomastus fisheri (Bayer, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Anthomastus japonicus Nutting, 1912 accepted as Heteropolypus japonicus (Nutting, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Anthomastus ritteri Nutting, 1909 accepted as Heteropolypus ritteri (Nutting, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Anthomastus robustus (Versluys, 1906) accepted as Bathyalcyon robustum Versluys, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Anthomastus steenstrupi Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Heteropolypus steenstrupi (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. American Journal of Science and Arts. 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 376 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Anthomastus Verrill, 1878. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125285 on 2026-07-03

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Anthomastus Verrill, 1878. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125285 on 2026-07-03

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van Ofwegen, Leen

2006-07-31 06:57:06Z

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Camba Reu, Cibran

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

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van Ofwegen, Leen

2019-07-01 04:01:31Z

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McFadden, Cathy

2021-05-13 21:06:59Z

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Cordeiro, Ralf

2022-06-26 22:09:18Z

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McFadden, Cathy

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original description Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. American Journal of Science and Arts. 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 376 [details]

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 46: 351-401. [details] Available for editors

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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

additional source Alderslade, P. (2000). Four new genera of soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), with notes on the classification of some established taxa. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 74: 237-249.
page(s): 242 [details] Available for editors

additional source Williams, G.C. (2000). Two new genera of soft corals (Anthozoa: Alcyoniidae) from South Africa, with a discussion of diversity and endemism in the Southern African octocorallian fauna. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 52(6): 65-75.
page(s): 71 [details]

additional source Utinomi, H. (1954). Some alcyoniid octocorals from Kii coast, middle Japan. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 4(1):43-55., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2433/174502
page(s): 43 [details]

additional source Verseveldt, J.; Bayer, F. M. (1988). Revision of the genera Bellonella, Eleutherobia, Nidalia and Nidaliopsis (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae and Nidalliidae), with descriptions of two new genera. Zoologische Verhandelingen. 245:1-131., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/149141
page(s): 12 [details] Available for editors

additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands. 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 51, 52 [details] Available for editors

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1991). Thelogorgia, a new genus of gorgonacean octocorals, with descriptions of four new species from the western Atlantic. Bulletin of marine science. 49(1-2), 506-537.
page(s): 509 [details] Available for editors

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1993). Taxonomic status of the octocoral genus Bathyalcyon (Alcyoniidae: Anthomastinae), with descriptions of a new subspecies from the Gulf of Mexico and a new species of Anthomastus from Antarctic waters. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research. 1: 3–13.
page(s): 10 [details] Available for editors

additional source Verseveldt, J. (1982). A revision of the genus Sarcophyton Lesson (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden. 192: 1-91, plates 1-24., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004743021
page(s): 5 [details]

additional source Utinomi, H. (1958). A revision of the genera Nidalia and Bellonella with an emendation of nomenclature and taxonomic definitions for the family Nidaliidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology. 5(5): 101-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2342008
page(s): 115 [details]

additional source Utinomi, H. (1976). A review of the Japanese species of Alcyonium, with descriptions of two new species and an almost forgotten rare species (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 23(3/5): 191-204., available online at https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/175942/1/fia0233-5_191.pdf
page(s): 191 [details]

additional source Utinomi, H.; Harada, E. (1973). Rediscovery of an enigmatic octocoral, Pseudogorgia godeffroyi Kolliker, from southern Australia and a discussion on its systematic position. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 20: 111-132., available online at https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/175785/1/fia020_111.pdf
page(s): 126 [details]

additional source Alderslade, P. (1993). A redescription of Alcyonium agaricum Stimpson with a generic placement in Sarcophyton (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Precious Corals & Octocoral Research. 1: 20-29.
page(s): 20 [details]

additional source Thomson, J.S. (1910). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Alcyonacea. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 47(3): 549-589, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41731265
page(s): 583 [details]

additional source Yamada, M. (1950). Descriptions of two Alcyonium from northern Japan. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses. 23(3): 114-116.
page(s): 114 [details]

additional source Megina, C.; Conradi, M.; Piraino, S. (2003). Biodiversity, life cycles, and reproductive biology of deep-sea cnidarians. Berichte zur Polarforschung, 470, 108-112
page(s): 110 [details]

additional source Hickson, S. J. (1930). On the classification of the Alcyonaria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, XIV, 229-252
page(s): 244 [details]

additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1940). Contribution a l'étude du métabolisme du calcium et du fer chez l'Alcyonium palmatum Pallas. Annales de l'Institute Oceanographique, 20(1): 311-379, plate 1
page(s): 373 [details]

additional source Uchida, T. (1969). On a northern alcyonarian, Alcyonium pacificum Yamada. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University, 17, 6, 397-399
page(s): 397 [details]

additional source Imahara, Y. (2006). Preliminary report on the alcyonacean and pennatulacean octocorals collected by the natural history research of the Sagami Sea. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) [Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan], 40, 91-101
page(s): 96 [details]