WoRMS taxon details
Heteropathes americana (Opresko, 2003)
723294 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:723294)
accepted
Species
Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003 · unaccepted (new combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003) Opresko. 2003. Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part III. Cladopathidae. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) Volume: 77 Issue: 31 Pages: 495-536 [details]
Holotype (of Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003) USNM...
Holotype (of Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003) USNM 92591, geounit Navassa Island [details]
Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2026). World List of Antipatharia. Heteropathes americana (Opresko, 2003). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723294 on 2026-01-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003) Opresko. 2003. Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part III. Cladopathidae. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) Volume: 77 Issue: 31 Pages: 495-536 [details]
new combination reference Opresko, D.M. 2011. Nomenclatural note: Heteropathes (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia: Cladopathidae): A new name for Heliopathes Opresko, 2003.Zootaxa 2782: 67–68 [details]
new combination reference Opresko, D.M. 2011. Nomenclatural note: Heteropathes (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia: Cladopathidae): A new name for Heliopathes Opresko, 2003.Zootaxa 2782: 67–68 [details]
Other
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype (of Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003) USNM 92591, geounit Navassa Island [details]
Paratype (of Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003) USNM 100111, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heteropathes americana)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heteropathes americana)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Heliopathes americana Opresko, 2003)