MSBIAS taxon details
Antipatharia
22549 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22549)
accepted
Order
- Family Antipathidae Ehrenberg, 1834
- Family Aphanipathidae Opresko, 2004
- Family Cladopathidae Kinoshita, 1910
- Family Leiopathidae Haeckel, 1896
- Family Myriopathidae Opresko, 2001
- Family Schizopathidae Brook, 1889
marine, brackish, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. In: Milne Edwards, H. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 311 [details]
page(s): 311 [details]
MSBIAS (2026). Antipatharia. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22549 on 2026-07-28
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Antipatharia. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22549 on 2026-07-28
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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db_admin
original description
Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. In: Milne Edwards, H. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 311 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Daly, M., M.R. Brugler, P. Cartwright, A.G. Collins, M.N. Dawson, D.G. Fautin, S.C. France, C.S. McFadden, D.M. Opresko, E. Rodriquez, S.L. Romano, J.L. Stake. (2007). The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> (1668): 127-182., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01668p182.pdf [details] Available for editors
identification resource Opresko, D.; Tracey, D.; Mackay, E. (2014). ANTIPATHARIA (BLACK CORALS) FOR THE NEW ZEALAND REGION. A field guide of commonly sampled New Zealand black corals including illustrations highlighting technical terms and black coral morphology. <em>New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report.</em> No. 131. 20 p., available online at https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/23657/AEBR_131_2753_Antipath%20guide%20June_2014WEB.pdf.ashx
note: An identification guide to the genera in New Zealand waters Antipathella • Antipathes • Stichopathes • Bathypathes • Dendrobathypathes • Dendropathes • Leiopathes • Lillipathes • Para...
[details] Available for editors
page(s): 311 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Daly, M., M.R. Brugler, P. Cartwright, A.G. Collins, M.N. Dawson, D.G. Fautin, S.C. France, C.S. McFadden, D.M. Opresko, E. Rodriquez, S.L. Romano, J.L. Stake. (2007). The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> (1668): 127-182., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01668p182.pdf [details] Available for editors
identification resource Opresko, D.; Tracey, D.; Mackay, E. (2014). ANTIPATHARIA (BLACK CORALS) FOR THE NEW ZEALAND REGION. A field guide of commonly sampled New Zealand black corals including illustrations highlighting technical terms and black coral morphology. <em>New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report.</em> No. 131. 20 p., available online at https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/23657/AEBR_131_2753_Antipath%20guide%20June_2014WEB.pdf.ashx
note: An identification guide to the genera in New Zealand waters Antipathella • Antipathes • Stichopathes • Bathypathes • Dendrobathypathes • Dendropathes • Leiopathes • Lillipathes • Para...
An identification guide to the genera in New Zealand waters
Antipathella • Antipathes • Stichopathes • Bathypathes • Dendrobathypathes • Dendropathes • Leiopathes • Lillipathes • Parantipathes • Stylopathes • Triadopathes
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | thorny coralsblack corals | [details] |