Antipathes Pallas, 1766

Wagner, Daniel & Shuler, Andrew, 2017, The black coral fauna (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of Bermuda with new records, Zootaxa 4344 (2), pp. 367-379 : 368

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.11

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B1B682B2-C9F1-4CF9-B57F-CA45B1F87B46

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6035214

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scientific name

Antipathes Pallas, 1766
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Genus Antipathes Pallas, 1766 View in CoL

Antipathes View in CoL is the oldest black coral genus, and is distinguished by colonies that are branched, with branching patterns varying from fan-shaped to bushy ( Opresko & Sanchez, 2005; Opresko, 1972). Like the family Antipathidae View in CoL , the genus Antipathes View in CoL is considered a taxonomic dumping ground that includes highly heterogeneous forms ( Opresko & Baron-Szabo, 2001). Even though many species have been removed from Antipathes View in CoL and placed into new genera ( Opresko, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001; Opresko & Cairns, 1994), the genus still groups numerous species that are morphologically and phylogenetically heterogeneous, and is therefore in need of further revisions ( Brugler et al., 2013; Bo, 2008; France et al., 2007). Two species have previously been reported from Bermuda ( A. atlantica View in CoL and A. furcata View in CoL ; Locke et al. 2013), both of which were recorded as part of this survey ( Table 1).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Antipatharia

Family

Antipathidae

Loc

Antipathes Pallas, 1766

Wagner, Daniel & Shuler, Andrew 2017
2017
Loc

A. atlantica

Gray 1857
1857
Loc

A. furcata

Gray 1857
1857
Loc

Antipathidae

Ehrenberg 1834
1834
Loc

Antipathes

Pallas 1766
1766
Loc

Antipathes

Pallas 1766
1766
Loc

Antipathes

Pallas 1766
1766
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