WoRMS taxon details
Cirrhipathes contorta van Pesch, 1910
287823 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287823)
accepted
Species
Cirripathes (Eucirripathes) contorta van Pesch, 1910 · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling genus name)
Cirripathes contorta van Pesch, 1910 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (genus name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cirripathes contorta van Pesch, 1910) van Pesch, A. J. (1910). Bijdragen tot de Kennis van het Genus Cirripathes. <em>E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 1-96, pls. 1-5.
page(s): 17-19, 63-69, Pl. 3 fig. 3, Pl. 5 figs. 1-7, 24 [details]
page(s): 17-19, 63-69, Pl. 3 fig. 3, Pl. 5 figs. 1-7, 24 [details]
Type locality contained in Banda Islands
type locality contained in Banda Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2026). World List of Antipatharia. Cirrhipathes contorta van Pesch, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287823 on 2026-09-16
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(of Cirripathes contorta van Pesch, 1910) van Pesch, A. J. (1910). Bijdragen tot de Kennis van het Genus Cirripathes. <em>E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 1-96, pls. 1-5.
page(s): 17-19, 63-69, Pl. 3 fig. 3, Pl. 5 figs. 1-7, 24 [details]
basis of record D.M.Opresko and J. van der Land (eds), update 10-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 17-19, 63-69, Pl. 3 fig. 3, Pl. 5 figs. 1-7, 24 [details]
basis of record D.M.Opresko and J. van der Land (eds), update 10-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Opresko D.M. 1998. Three new species of Leiopathes (Cnidaria:Anthozoa:Antipatharia) from southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 31(1):99-111.
page(s): 100 [details]
additional source Opresko, D. M. (1974). A study of the classification of the Antipatharia (Coelenterata:Anthozoa) with re-descriptions of eleven species. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Miami, 193 pp.• Miami, FL.
page(s): 25 [details]
additional source Opresko, D. M.; Baron-Szabo, C. B.-S. (2001). Re-descriptions of the antipatharian coral described by EJC Esper with select English translations of the original German text. <em>Senckenbergiana biologica.</em> 81: 1-21.
page(s): 16 [details]
additional source Tazioli, S.; Bo, M.; Boyer, M.; Rotinsulu, H.; Bavestrello, G. (2007). Ecological observations of some common antipatharian corals in the marine park of Bunaken (North Sulawesi, Indonesia). Zoological Studies, 46(2): 227-241
page(s): 229, 230, 231, 233, 234 [details]
additional source Zou, R.; Zhou, J. (1982). Studies on the antipatharians of China I. The genus Cirrhipathes with the description of a new species. Tropical Oceanology (Re dai Hai yang), 1(1): 82-91
page(s): 83 [details]
additional source Opresko D.M. 1998. Three new species of Leiopathes (Cnidaria:Anthozoa:Antipatharia) from southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 31(1):99-111.
page(s): 100 [details]
additional source Opresko, D. M. (1974). A study of the classification of the Antipatharia (Coelenterata:Anthozoa) with re-descriptions of eleven species. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Miami, 193 pp.• Miami, FL.
page(s): 25 [details]
additional source Opresko, D. M.; Baron-Szabo, C. B.-S. (2001). Re-descriptions of the antipatharian coral described by EJC Esper with select English translations of the original German text. <em>Senckenbergiana biologica.</em> 81: 1-21.
page(s): 16 [details]
additional source Tazioli, S.; Bo, M.; Boyer, M.; Rotinsulu, H.; Bavestrello, G. (2007). Ecological observations of some common antipatharian corals in the marine park of Bunaken (North Sulawesi, Indonesia). Zoological Studies, 46(2): 227-241
page(s): 229, 230, 231, 233, 234 [details]
additional source Zou, R.; Zhou, J. (1982). Studies on the antipatharians of China I. The genus Cirrhipathes with the description of a new species. Tropical Oceanology (Re dai Hai yang), 1(1): 82-91
page(s): 83 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
