WoRMS taxon details
Antipatharia
- Family Ameripathidae Opresko & Horowitz, 2024
- Family Antipathidae Ehrenberg, 1834
- Family Aphanipathidae Opresko, 2004
- Family Cladopathidae Kinoshita, 1910
- Family Leiopathidae Haeckel, 1896
- Family Myriopathidae Opresko, 2001
- Family Schizopathidae Brook, 1889
- Family Stylopathidae Opresko, 2006
marine, brackish, terrestrial
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]
WoRMS (2025). Antipatharia. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=22549 on 2025-07-04
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Nomenclature
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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]
page(s): 311 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Identification resource
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...
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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
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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 [request]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zwarte koralen | [details] |
| English | thorny coralsblack coralsantipatharians | [details] |
| German | schwarze KorallenSchwarze EdelkorallenDornkorallenDörnchenkorallen | [details] |
| Italian | antipatari | [details] |
| Japanese | ツノサンゴ目 | [details] |
| Lithuanian | juodieji koralai | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Αντιπαθάρια | [details] |
| Norwegian | svartkoraller | [details] |
| Polish | kolcznik | [details] |
| Russian | черные кораллы | [details] |
| Turkish | siyah mercanlar | [details] |
| Ukrainian | АнтіпатаріїАнтипатарії | [details] |
