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Stichopathes Brook, 1889

Stichopathes pourtalesi
Stichopathes pourtalesi

103308  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103308)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Antipatharia (Order)
  7. Antipathidae (Family)
  8. Stichopathes (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Stichopathes pourtalesi Brook, 1889 (type by subsequent designation)
Cirripathes (Stichopathes) Brook, 1889 · unaccepted > superseded combination

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  1. Species Stichopathes abyssicola Roule, 1902
  2. Species Stichopathes aggregata (van Pesch, 1914)
  3. Species Stichopathes alcocki Cooper, 1909
  4. Species Stichopathes bispinosa Summers, 1910
  5. Species Stichopathes bournei Cooper, 1909
  6. Species Stichopathes ceylonensis Thomson & Simpson, 1905
  7. Species Stichopathes contorta Thomson & Simpson, 1905
  8. Species Stichopathes diversa (Brook, 1889)
  9. Species Stichopathes echinulata Brook, 1889
  10. Species Stichopathes eustropha Pax, 1931
  11. Species Stichopathes filiformis (Gray, 1868)
  12. Species Stichopathes flagellum Roule, 1902
  13. Species Stichopathes gracilis (Gray, 1857)
  14. Species Stichopathes gravieri Molodtsova, 2006
  15. Species Stichopathes indica Schultze, 1903
  16. Species Stichopathes longispina Cooper, 1909
  17. Species Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889
  18. Species Stichopathes maldivensis Cooper, 1903
  19. Species Stichopathes occidentalis Gray, 1860
  20. Species Stichopathes papillosa Thomson & Simpson, 1905
  21. Species Stichopathes pourtalesi Brook, 1889
  22. Species Stichopathes regularis Cooper, 1909
  23. Species Stichopathes richardi Roule, 1902
  24. Species Stichopathes saccula van Pesch, 1914
  25. Species Stichopathes semiglabra van Pesch, 1914
  26. Species Stichopathes setacea (Gray, 1860)
  27. Species Stichopathes seychellensis Cooper, 1909
  28. Species Stichopathes solorensis van Pesch, 1914
  29. Species Stichopathes spinosa Silberfeld, 1909
  30. Species Stichopathes variabilis van Pesch, 1914
  31. Species Stichopathes densiflora (Silberfeld, 1909) accepted as Cirrhipathes densiflora Silberfeld, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Species Stichopathes desbonni (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) accepted as Allopathes desbonni (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Stichopathes dissimilis Roule, 1902 accepted as Aphanostichopathes dissimilis (Roule, 1902) (new combination)
  34. Species Stichopathes euoplos Schultze, 1903 accepted as Aphanostichopathes euoplos (Schultze, 1903)
  35. Species Stichopathes japonica Silberfeld, 1909 accepted as Antipathes (Euantipathes) longibrachiata van Pesch, 1914 accepted as Antipathes longibrachiata van Pesch, 1914 (nomen novum)
  36. Species Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889 accepted as Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, name published with a diacritic or other mark)
  37. Species Stichopathes paucispina (Brook, 1889) accepted as Aphanostichopathes paucispina (Brook, 1889)
  38. Species Stichopathes robusta Gravier, 1918 accepted as Bathypathes robusta (Gravier, 1918) (new combination)
  39. Species Stichopathes spiessi Opresko & Genin, 1990 accepted as Aphanostichopathes spiessi (Opresko & Genin, 1990) (new combination)
  40. Species Stichopathes spiralis (Pourtalès, 1880) accepted as Stichopathes pourtalesi Brook, 1889
  41. Subgenus Stichopathes (Antipathes) (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Subgenus Stichopathes (Cirrhipathes) (uncertain > unassessed)
      1. Species Stichopathes (Cirrhipathes) lutkeni Brook, 1889 accepted as Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    marine, fresh, terrestrial
    recent only
    Brook, G. (1889). Report on the Antipatharia collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 32 (part 80): i-iii,1-222, pl. 1-15., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-80/README.htm [details] 
    Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2025). World List of Antipatharia. Stichopathes Brook, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103308 on 2025-05-04
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    2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
    created
    van der Land, Jacob
    2011-12-02 06:03:28Z
    changed
    Molodtsova, Tina
    2012-09-05 09:22:51Z
    changed
    Molodtsova, Tina

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    Nomenclature

    original description Brook, G. (1889). Report on the Antipatharia collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 32 (part 80): i-iii,1-222, pl. 1-15., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-80/README.htm [details] 

    basis of record van der Land, J.; Opresko, D.M. (2001). Antipatharia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

    Other

    additional source Daly, M.M., Fautin D.G., Cappola V.A., 2003. Systematics of the Hexacorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 139 3: 419-437.
    page(s): 424-425, 427-428 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

    additional source Sánchez, J. A.; Zea, S.; Díaz, J. M. (1998). Patterns of octocoral and black coral distribution in the oceanic barrier reef-complex of Providencia Island, southwestern Caribbean. Caribbean Journal of Science, 34(3-4): 250-264
    page(s): 256 [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, 235, 238, 239 [details] 

    additional source Lapian, H. F. N.; Barucca, M.; Bavestrello, G.; Biscotti, M. A.; Bo, M.; Canapa, A.; Tazioli, S.; Olmo, E. (2007). A systematic study of some black corals species (Antipatharia, Hexacorallia) based on rDNA internal transcribed spacers sequences. Marine Biology, 151, 785-792
    page(s): 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791 [details] 

    		 
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    Stichopathes pourtalesi
    Stichopathes pourtalesi
    Image from typetaxon
    Stichopathes sp., 80 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. At this time, this species cannot be assigned to any nominal species; however, not all nominal species in this genus have been adequately characterized. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.
    Stichopathes sp.
    Stichopathes sp.
    Stichopathes poutalesi, 300 m Bermuda. Photograph courtesy of A. Rogers and XL Catlin Deep Ocean Survey. Identifications by D. Wagner. For more information see: Wagner D & Shuler A (2017). The black coral fauna (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of Bermuda with new records. Zootaxa 4344(2): 367-379.
    Image from typetaxon
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