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Anthomastus Verrill, 1878

125285  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125285)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Scleralcyonacea (Order)
  7. Coralliidae (Family)
  8. Anthomastinae (Subfamily)
  9. Anthomastus (Genus)
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Anthomastus (Anthomastus) Verrill, 1878 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Anthomastus aberrans (Thomson & Henderson, 1906)
  2. Species Anthomastus agaricoides (Thomson & Henderson, 1906)
  3. Species Anthomastus agassizii Verrill, 1922
  4. Species Anthomastus antarcticus Kükenthal, 1902
  5. Species Anthomastus bathyproctus Bayer, 1993
  6. Species Anthomastus bayeri d'Hondt, 2020
  7. Species Anthomastus canariensis Wright & Studer, 1889
  8. Species Anthomastus cyanae d'Hondt in d'Hondt & d'Hondt, 2017
  9. Species Anthomastus globosus d'Hondt, 1992
  10. Species Anthomastus grandiflorus Verrill, 1878
  11. Species Anthomastus gyratus Molodtsova, 2013
  12. Species Anthomastus megacephalus d'Hondt in d'Hondt & d'Hondt, 2018
  13. Species Anthomastus mirabilis Li & Xu in Li et al., 2025
  14. Species Anthomastus muscarioides Kükenthal, 1910
  15. Species Anthomastus nanhaiensis Li & Xu, 2023
  16. Species Anthomastus paradoxus d'Hondt in d'Hondt & d'Hondt, 2018
  17. Species Anthomastus sphaericus Li, Li & Xu, 2025
  18. Species Anthomastus tongi Li, Li & Xu, 2025
  19. Species Anthomastus zealandicus Benham, 1928
  20. Subgenus Anthomastus (Bathyalcyon) Versluys, 1906 accepted as Bathyalcyon Versluys, 1906 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Anthomastus (Bathyalcyon) robustus (Versluys, 1906) accepted as Bathyalcyon robustum Versluys, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  21. Species Anthomastus agaricus Studer, 1890 accepted as Pseudoanthomastus agaricus (Studer, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  22. Species Anthomastus agilis Tixier-Durivault, 1970 accepted as Sclerophytum agilis (Tixier-Durivault, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  23. Species Anthomastus elegans Kükenthal, 1902 accepted as Alcyonium elegans (Kükenthal, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  24. Species Anthomastus fisheri Bayer, 1952 accepted as Pseudoanthomastus fisheri (Bayer, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  25. Species Anthomastus giganteus Tixier-Durivault, 1954 accepted as Neoanthomastus giganteus (Tixier-Durivault, 1954) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  26. Species Anthomastus granulosus Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Verseveldtia granulosa (Kükenthal, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  27. Species Anthomastus hicksoni Bock, 1938 accepted as Neoanthomastus hicksoni (Bock, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  28. Species Anthomastus japonicus Nutting, 1912 accepted as Heteropolypus japonicus (Nutting, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  29. Species Anthomastus phalloides Benham, 1928 accepted as Minabea phalloides (Benham, 1928) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  30. Species Anthomastus purpureus (Koren & Danielssen, 1883) accepted as Neoanthomastus purpureus (Koren & Danielssen, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Anthomastus ritteri Nutting, 1909 accepted as Heteropolypus ritteri (Nutting, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  32. Species Anthomastus robustus (Versluys, 1906) accepted as Bathyalcyon robustum Versluys, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Anthomastus rylovi Naumov, 1952 accepted as Heteropolypus rylovi (Naumov, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  34. Species Anthomastus steenstrupi Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Heteropolypus steenstrupi (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  35. Species Anthomastus tahinodus d'Hondt, 1988 accepted as Neoanthomastus tahinodus (d'Hondt, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  36. Species Anthomastus trochiformis (Hickson, 1900) accepted as Verseveldtia trochiforme (Hickson, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Anthomastus venustus Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1974 accepted as Pseudoanthomastus venustus (Tixier-Durivault & d'Hondt, 1973) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  38. Subgenus Anthomastus (Anthomastus) Verrill, 1878 represented as Anthomastus Verrill, 1878
    1. Species Anthomastus (Anthomastus) bathyproctus Bayer, 1993 represented as Anthomastus bathyproctus Bayer, 1993 (subgenus assignment)
    2. Species Anthomastus (Anthomastus) grandiflorus Verrill, 1878 represented as Anthomastus grandiflorus Verrill, 1878 (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 376 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Anthomastus Verrill, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125285 on 2026-04-25
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2006-07-31 06:57:06Z
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Camba Reu, Cibran
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2019-07-01 04:01:31Z
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McFadden, Cathy
2021-05-13 21:06:59Z
changed
Cordeiro, Ralf
2022-06-26 22:09:18Z
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McFadden, Cathy

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Nomenclature

original description Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 376 [details] 

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <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. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. <em>Biol. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 46: 351-401. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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 Alderslade, P. (2000). Four new genera of soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), with notes on the classification of some established taxa. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 74: 237-249.
page(s): 242 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Williams, G.C. (2000). Two new genera of soft corals (Anthozoa: Alcyoniidae) from South Africa, with a discussion of diversity and endemism in the Southern African octocorallian fauna. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 52(6): 65-75.
page(s): 71 [details] 

additional source Utinomi, H. (1954). Some alcyoniid octocorals from Kii coast, middle Japan. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 4(1):43-­55., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2433/174502
page(s): 43 [details] 

additional source Verseveldt, J.; Bayer, F. M. (1988). Revision of the genera Bellonella, Eleutherobia, Nidalia and Nidaliopsis (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae and Nidalliidae), with descriptions of two new genera. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 245:1-131., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/149141
page(s): 12 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 51, 52 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1991). Thelogorgia, a new genus of gorgonacean octocorals, with descriptions of four new species from the western Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of marine science.</em> 49(1-2), 506-537.
page(s): 509 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1993). Taxonomic status of the octocoral genus Bathyalcyon (Alcyoniidae: Anthomastinae), with descriptions of a new subspecies from the Gulf of Mexico and a new species of Anthomastus from Antarctic waters. <em>Precious Corals and Octocoral Research.</em> 1: 3–13.
page(s): 10 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Verseveldt, J. (1982). A revision of the genus Sarcophyton Lesson (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 192: 1-91, plates 1-24., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004743021
page(s): 5 [details] 

additional source Utinomi, H. (1958). A revision of the genera Nidalia and Bellonella with an emendation of nomenclature and taxonomic definitions for the family Nidaliidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology.</em> 5(5): 101-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2342008
page(s): 115 [details] 

additional source Utinomi, H. (1976). A review of the Japanese species of Alcyonium, with descriptions of two new species and an almost forgotten rare species (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 23(3/5): 191-204., available online at https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/175942/1/fia0233-5_191.pdf
page(s): 191 [details] 

additional source Utinomi, H.; Harada, E. (1973). Rediscovery of an enigmatic octocoral, Pseudogorgia godeffroyi Kolliker, from southern Australia and a discussion on its systematic position. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 20: 111-132., available online at https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/175785/1/fia020_111.pdf
page(s): 126 [details] 

additional source Alderslade, P. (1993). A redescription of Alcyonium agaricum Stimpson with a generic placement in Sarcophyton (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Precious Corals & Octocoral Research.</em> 1: 20-29.
page(s): 20 [details] 

additional source Thomson, J.S. (1910). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Alcyonacea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 47(3): 549-589, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41731265
page(s): 583 [details] 

additional source Yamada, M. (1950). Descriptions of two Alcyonium from northern Japan. <em>Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses.</em> 23(3): 114-116.
page(s): 114 [details] 

additional source Megina, C.; Conradi, M.; Piraino, S. (2003). Biodiversity, life cycles, and reproductive biology of deep-sea cnidarians. Berichte zur Polarforschung, 470, 108-112
page(s): 110 [details] 

additional source Hickson, S. J. (1930). On the classification of the Alcyonaria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, XIV, 229-252
page(s): 244 [details] 

additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1940). Contribution a l'étude du métabolisme du calcium et du fer chez l'Alcyonium palmatum Pallas. Annales de l'Institute Oceanographique, 20(1): 311-379, plate 1
page(s): 373 [details] 

additional source Uchida, T. (1969). On a northern alcyonarian, Alcyonium pacificum Yamada. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University, 17, 6, 397-399
page(s): 397 [details] 

additional source Imahara, Y. (2006). Preliminary report on the alcyonacean and pennatulacean octocorals collected by the natural history research of the Sagami Sea. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) [Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan], 40, 91-101
page(s): 96 [details] 

 
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