Palythoa
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Reimer, James Davis
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-25
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Reimer, J.D.; Sinniger, F. (2026). World List of Zoantharia. Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205785 on 2026-08-25
created: 2004-06-07T00:00:00Z
modified: 2019-09-13T16:37:42Z
replaces: 410936
replaces: 1561525
replaces: 100795
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816
class: Hexacorallia
family: Sphenopidae
genus: Palythoa
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Lamouroux, J. V. F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. F. Poisson, Caen. i-lxxxiv, 1-558, pls. I-XIX.
name published in: Verrill, A. E. (1900). Additions to the Anthozoa and Hydrozoa of the Bermudas. In: Verrill, A. E., Zoology of the Bermudas, 1903. 551-572 + 3 plates.
name published in year: 1816
name published in year: 1900
order: Zoantharia
parent name usage ID: 266945
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Lamouroux, 1816
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted