Nutting, C.C. (1909). Alcyonaria of the Californian coast. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 35: 681-727, plates 84-91., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7495540 page(s): 687-688 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Anthomastus ritteri Nutting, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286018 on 2025-07-14
original descriptionNutting, C.C. (1909). Alcyonaria of the Californian coast. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 35: 681-727, plates 84-91., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7495540 page(s): 687-688 [details]
basis of recordvan Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination referenceMolodtsova, T.N., 2013. Deep-sea mushroom soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea:
Alcyoniidae) of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Biology Research 9 (5-6): 488-515. page(s): 489 [details] Available for editors [request]
Other
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
context source (Hexacorallia)Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceMcFadden, C. S.; Hochberg, F. (2003). Biology and taxonomy of encrusting alcyoniid soft corals in the northeastern Pacific Ocean with descriptions of two new genera (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia). <em>Invertebrate Biology.</em> 122(2): 93-113., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2003.tb00076.x page(s): 94 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceKükenthal, W. (1913). Uber die Alcyonarienfauna Californiens und ihre tiergeographischen Beziehungen. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher (Syst.).</em> 35(2): 219-270., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9757592 page(s): 239-241 [details]
additional sourceHwang, S. J.; Song, J. I. (2007). Reproductive biology and larval development of the temperate soft coral Dendronephthya gigantea (Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae). Marine Biology, 152, 273-284 page(s): 274, 281 [details]
additional sourceCordes, E. E.; Nybakken, J. W.; VanDykhuizen, G. (2001). Reproduction and growth of Anthomastus ritteri (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Monterey Bay, California, USA. Marine Biology, 138, 491-501 page(s): 491-499 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality