World Register of Deep-Sea species

Deep-Sea taxon details

Penicillaria

AphiaID

366466 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:366466)

Classification

Authority

den Hartog, 1977

Status

accepted

Rank

Suborder

Parent

Ceriantharia

Direct children (1)

Ordering

Alphabetically
By status

Children Display

direct main ranks all

Family Arachnactidae McMurrich, 1910

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

den Hartog, J.C. (1977). Descriptions of two new Ceriantharia from the Caribbean region, Pachycerianthus curacaoensis n. sp. and Arachnanthus nocturnus n. sp., with a discussion of the cnidom and of the classification of the Ceriantharia. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 51(14), 211-242., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/150580 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Molodtsova, T. (2025). World List of Ceriantharia. Penicillaria. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366466 on 2026-08-08

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Penicillaria. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366466 on 2026-08-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-08-15 16:43:54Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-09-10 08:53:34Z

checked

Molodtsova, Tina

2016-01-30 18:47:35Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2016-02-21 20:10:34Z

changed

Stampar, Sérgio N.

2017-11-16 19:34:56Z

changed

Molodtsova, Tina

2018-01-01 20:08:39Z

changed

Molodtsova, Tina

2024-02-29 07:57:50Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

[taxonomic tree] [list species] [clear cache]

original description den Hartog, J.C. (1977). Descriptions of two new Ceriantharia from the Caribbean region, Pachycerianthus curacaoensis n. sp. and Arachnanthus nocturnus n. sp., with a discussion of the cnidom and of the classification of the Ceriantharia. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 51(14), 211-242., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/150580 [details]

basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Definitions

[show lower level...]

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Penicillaria)
To Genbank