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Acanthoptilum 
AphiaID: 267189

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Pennatulacea (Order) > Subsessiliflorae (Suborder) > Virgulariidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Genus
Parent Virgulariidae
Sources  basis of record: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Williams, G.C. Index Pennatulacea : Annotated bibliography and indexes of the sea pens of the world 1469-2002 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), available online at http://research.calacademy.org/RESEARCH/izg/index_intro.htm [details]

additional source: Williams, G.; Sánchez, J. (2009). Octocorallia (Cnidaria). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

Direct child
taxa
 Species Acanthoptilum agassizi Kölliker, 1872
Species Acanthoptilum album Nutting, 1909
Species Acanthoptilum annulatum Nutting, 1909
Species Acanthoptilum gracile (Gabb, 1863)
Species Acanthoptilum longifolium Williams, 2007
Species Acanthoptilum oligacis Bayer, 1957
Species Acanthoptilum pourtalesii Kölliker, 1870
Species Acanthoptilum scalpelifolium Moroff, 1902
Environment marine
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2008-01-14 11:18:07Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2009). Acanthoptilum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267189 on 2010-09-08
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