WoRMS taxon details
Anthothela grandiflora (Sars, 1856)
125414 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125414)
accepted
Species
Anthothela insignis Verrill, 1879 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Briareum grandiflorum Sars, 1856 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Clavularia bathybius (Saville Kent, 1870) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (uncertain)
Gymnosarca bathybius Saville Kent, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (uncertain)
Paragorgia grandiflora (Sars, 1856) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Variety Anthothela grandiflora var. borealis Molander, 1918 accepted as Clavularia borealis Koren & Danielssen, 1883 (changed combination)
- Variety Anthothela grandiflora var. fallax Molander, 1918 accepted as Anthelia fallax Broch, 1912 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Briareum grandiflorum Sars, 1856) Sars, M. (1857). Descriptions of some new Norwegian polyps. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> Ser. 2, 20: 238-239., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365887
page(s): 238 [details]
page(s): 238 [details]
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters and south to Martha's Vineyard
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters and south to Martha's Vineyard [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Anthothela grandiflora (Sars, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125414 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Briareum grandiflorum Sars, 1856) Sars, M. (1857). Descriptions of some new Norwegian polyps. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> Ser. 2, 20: 238-239., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2365887
page(s): 238 [details]
original description (of Gymnosarca bathybius Saville Kent, 1870) Saville Kent, W. (1870). On two new genera of alcyonoid corals, taken in the recent expedition of the yacht "Norma" off the coast of Spain and Portugal. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> new series, 10: 397-399., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13720261
page(s): 397 [details]
original description (of Anthothela insignis Verrill, 1879) Verrill, A. E. (1879). Preliminary check-list of the marine invertebrata of the Atlantic coast, from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. <em>Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers. New Haven.</em> pp. 32.
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 199 [details]
page(s): 238 [details]
original description (of Gymnosarca bathybius Saville Kent, 1870) Saville Kent, W. (1870). On two new genera of alcyonoid corals, taken in the recent expedition of the yacht "Norma" off the coast of Spain and Portugal. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> new series, 10: 397-399., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13720261
page(s): 397 [details]
original description (of Anthothela insignis Verrill, 1879) Verrill, A. E. (1879). Preliminary check-list of the marine invertebrata of the Atlantic coast, from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. <em>Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers. New Haven.</em> pp. 32.
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 199 [details]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Breeze, H., D.S. Davis, M. Butler, and V. Kostylev. 1997. Distribution and status of deep sea corals off Nova Scotia. Ecology Action Centre. Halifax. 58 p. [details]
additional source Madsen, F. J. (1944). Octocorallia (Stolonifera - Telestacea - Xeniidae - Alcyonacea - Gorgonacea). <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition, Vol. V. Bianco Luno A/S.</em> 5(13): 1-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16849046 [details]
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A.; d'Hondt, M.J. (1974). Les octocoralliaires de la campagne Biacores. <em>Bulletin de la Museum Nationale d'Histoire naturelle Paris, Ser. 3.</em> 252: 1361-1433., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57268683
page(s): 1393 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1922). Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. <em>Volume III: Mollusks, Echinoderms, Coelenterates, etc. Part G: Alcyonaria and Actiniaria.</em> F. A. Acland, Ottawa, Canada, 165 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38351362
page(s): G18-G19 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A. (1927). Alcyonaires provenant des campagnes scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier.</em> 73: 1-77, plates 1-6., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924003498692&view=1up&seq=13
page(s): 16-17 [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 6, 75, 78-79 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1940). A contribution to the knowledge of the structure and distribution of the cnidae in the Anthozoa. Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handlingar, 51, N.F., (3): 1-62
page(s): 6, 8, 10 [details]
additional source Thomson, J. A. (1929). Alcyonaires des environs de Monaco et de localités diverses. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco), (534): 1-10
page(s): 4 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1922). The Alcyonaria of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, with a revision of some other Canadian genera and species. Report on the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918, 8, G, G3-G87, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38351360
page(s): 18, 19, 60 [details]
additional source Williams, G. C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 101(8): 181-296, Fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40683324
page(s): 185, 186 [details]
additional source Stiasny, G. (1937). Die Gorgonacea der Siboga-Expedition. Suppl. II. Revision der Scleraxonia mit ausschluss der Melitodidae und Coralliidae. <em>Siboga-Expeditie Monogr.</em> 13b8, pp. i-vi + 1-138, plates 1-8.
page(s): 20-23 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Breeze, H., D.S. Davis, M. Butler, and V. Kostylev. 1997. Distribution and status of deep sea corals off Nova Scotia. Ecology Action Centre. Halifax. 58 p. [details]
additional source Madsen, F. J. (1944). Octocorallia (Stolonifera - Telestacea - Xeniidae - Alcyonacea - Gorgonacea). <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition, Vol. V. Bianco Luno A/S.</em> 5(13): 1-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16849046 [details]
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Tixier-Durivault, A.; d'Hondt, M.J. (1974). Les octocoralliaires de la campagne Biacores. <em>Bulletin de la Museum Nationale d'Histoire naturelle Paris, Ser. 3.</em> 252: 1361-1433., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57268683
page(s): 1393 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Verrill, A. E. (1922). Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. <em>Volume III: Mollusks, Echinoderms, Coelenterates, etc. Part G: Alcyonaria and Actiniaria.</em> F. A. Acland, Ottawa, Canada, 165 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38351362
page(s): G18-G19 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A. (1927). Alcyonaires provenant des campagnes scientifiques du Prince Albert Ier de Monaco. <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier.</em> 73: 1-77, plates 1-6., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924003498692&view=1up&seq=13
page(s): 16-17 [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 6, 75, 78-79 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1940). A contribution to the knowledge of the structure and distribution of the cnidae in the Anthozoa. Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handlingar, 51, N.F., (3): 1-62
page(s): 6, 8, 10 [details]
additional source Thomson, J. A. (1929). Alcyonaires des environs de Monaco et de localités diverses. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco), (534): 1-10
page(s): 4 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1922). The Alcyonaria of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, with a revision of some other Canadian genera and species. Report on the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918, 8, G, G3-G87, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38351360
page(s): 18, 19, 60 [details]
additional source Williams, G. C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 101(8): 181-296, Fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40683324
page(s): 185, 186 [details]
additional source Stiasny, G. (1937). Die Gorgonacea der Siboga-Expedition. Suppl. II. Revision der Scleraxonia mit ausschluss der Melitodidae und Coralliidae. <em>Siboga-Expeditie Monogr.</em> 13b8, pp. i-vi + 1-138, plates 1-8.
page(s): 20-23 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters and south to Martha's Vineyard [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anthothela grandiflora)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1014917 photo)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (67 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anthothela grandiflora)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1014917 photo)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (67 records)
To ITIS
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