Antipathidae

Antipathes hypnoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Antipatharia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Hexacorallia Ordo: Antipatharia

Familia: Antipathidae
Genera: Allopathes – Antipathes – Aphanipathes – Arachnopathes – Blastopathes – Cirrhipathes – Hyalopathes – Parantipathes – Pteropathes – Rhipidipathes – Stichopathes – Tropidopathes – Tylopathes

Name

Antipathidae Ehrenberg, 1834: 378 (as Antipathina)

Type genus: Antipathes Pallas, 1766

References

Primary references

• Ehrenberg, C.G. 1834. Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1832(1): 225–380. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Horowitz, J., Brugler, M.R., Bridge, T.C.L. & Cowman, P.F. 2020. Morphological and molecular description of a new genus and species of black coral (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia: Antipathidae: Blastopathes) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4821(3): 553–569. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4821.3.7 Reference page. 
• Terrana, L., Bo, M., Opresko, D.M., Eeckhaut, I. 2020. Shallow-water black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) from SW Madagascar. Zootaxa. 4826(1): 1–62. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4826.1.1 Reference page. 

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• Verrill, A.E. 1869. Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 6. Review of the Corals and Polyps of the west coast of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1(2): 423–502, pls. 4–10. BHL Reference page. 

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Links

• Antipathidae in the World Register of Marine Species

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