Deep-Sea taxon details
Bathypathes patula Brook, 1889
103323 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103323)
accepted
Species
- Variety Bathypathes patula var. plenispina Brook, 1889 accepted as Bathypathes plenispina Brook, 1889 (new combination)
marine, terrestrial
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]
Distribution cosmopolitan
Distribution cosmopolitan [details]
Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2025). World List of Antipatharia. Bathypathes patula Brook, 1889. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103323 on 2026-09-06
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Bathypathes patula Brook, 1889. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103323 on 2026-09-06
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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]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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]
additional source Brugler, M. R.; France, S. C. (2007). The complete mitochondrial genome of the black coral Chrysopathes formosa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) supports classification of antipatharians within the subclass Hexacorallia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 42, 776-788, available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.016
page(s): 778 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., D.M. Opresko, T.S. Hopkins & W.W. Schroeder. (1993). New records of deep-water Cnidaria (Scleractinia & Antipatharia) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Northeast Gulf Science.</em> 13(1): 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.18785/negs.1301.01
page(s): 2, 5-6 [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Cooper, F.C. (1909). Antipatharia. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society (London). Ser.2.</em> 12: 301-321.
page(s): 310-311, 320 [details]
additional source Dawson EW. (1992). The Coelenterata of the New Zealand region: a handlist for curators, students and ecologists. <em>Occasional papers of the Hutton Foundation, New Zealand.</em> 1: 1-68.
page(s): 50 [details]
additional source Grasshoff, M. (1981). Die Gorgonaria, Pennatularia und Antipatharia des Tiefwassers der Biskaya (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Ergebnisse der französischen Expeditionen Biogas, Polygas, Geomanche, Incal, Noratlante und Fahrten der "Thalassa" II. Allgemeiner Teil. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), 3, zoologie, section A, (3): 731-766, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.285848
page(s): 738, 741-742, 755, 760 [details]
additional source Grasshoff, M. (1981). Die Gorgonaria, Pennatularia und Antipatharia des Tiefwassers der Biskaya (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Ergebnisse der französischen Expeditionen Biogas, Polygas, Geomanche, Incal, Noratlante und Fahrten der "Thalassa" II. Taxonomischer Teil. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), 3, zoologie, section A, (4): 941-978, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.304617
page(s): 961 [details]
additional source Gravier, C. (1921). Antipathaires provenant des Campagnes des Yachts Princesse-Alice et Hirondelle II (1903-1913). <i>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert I Prince Souverain de Monaco</i>. 59: 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.59329
page(s): 4, 5, 16, 17, 18 [details]
additional source Keller, N. B.; Naumov, D. V.; Pasternak, F. A. (1975). Bottom deep-sea Coelenterata from the Gulf and Caribbean [In Russian]. Transactions of the Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 100, 147-159
page(s): 157 [details]
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
additional source Molodtsova T.N. 2005. A new species of Saropathes (Antipatharia: Anthozoa: Cnidaria) from the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific, New Caledonia) - Zoosystema, 27 (4): 699-707.
page(s): 705 [details]
additional source Molodtsova T.N. 2006. Black corals (Antipatharia: Anthozoa: Cnidaria) of North-East Atlantic. pp. 141-151 In: Mironov A.N., A.V. Gebruk and A.J. Southward (eds.) Biogeography of the North Atlantic seamounts. Moscow. KMK Press 201 p.
page(s): 141-142, Fig. 1, 146, Fig. 5, 148, 150 [details] Available for editors
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): 127-130, 20, 27, 51 [details]
additional source Opresko, D. M. 2009. Antipatharia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 359–363 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Opresko, D.M. 2001. A new species of antipatharian coral, Bathypathes bayeri, (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from the Galapagos Islands. — Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 10:204-209.
page(s): 204, 205, 209 [details]
additional source Opresko, D.M. 2002. Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part 2. Schizopathidae. Zool. Med. Leiden, 76 (22): 411-442.
page(s): 411, 415, 417 [details]
additional source Opresko, D.M., 1997. Review of the genus Schizopathes (Cnidaria: Antipatharia: Schizopathidae) with a description of a new species from the Indian Ocean.— Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 110(2): 157-166.
page(s): 159 [details]
additional source Pasternak F.A. 1977. Antipatharia. Galathea Reports.14:157-164, available online at https://digit.snm.ku.dk/Documentsonline/GalatheaReports/galathea-vol.14-pp_157-164.pdf
page(s): 157-159, 160, 162-164 [details]
additional source Pasternak, F. A. (1976). New data on the composition and distribution of the deep-sea Antipatharians (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) In the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans. Trudy Instituta Okeanologyi, 99, 45-58
page(s): 46, 47, 54, 56, 57 [details]
additional source Pasternak, F. A. (1993). Pennatularians, gorgonarians and antipatbarians [sic] collected in 43 cruise of R/V "Dmitri Mendeleev" in Argentine Basin, Orkney Trench and in the western part of African-Antarctic Basin. Trudy Instituta Okeanologyi, 127, 82-88
page(s): 86-87 [details]
additional source Pasternak, F.A. (1958). Deep sea Antipatharia of the Kurile-Kamchatka Trench. <em>Trudy IJnstituta Okeanologii.</em> 27: 180-191.
page(s): 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190 [details]
additional source Pasternak, F.A. (1964). The deep-sea pennatularians and antipatharians obtained by R/S 'Vitjaz' in the Indian Ocean and the resemblance between the faunas of the pennatularians of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. <em>Trudy Inst. Okeanol. Moskva.</em> 69: 183-215.
page(s): 200, 201, 204 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pax, F. (1932). Die Antipatharien und Madreporarien des arktischen Gebietes. Gustav Fischer. Jena., chapter 1, volume 6, pp. 269-280
page(s): 275 [details]
additional source Pax, F.; Van-Praët, M.; Doumenc, D. A. (1987). Ordre des Antipathaires. volume 3, pp. 189-210
page(s): 201, 209 [details]
additional source Roule L. (1902). Notice preliminaire sur les Antipathaires provenant des collections du Prince de Monaco. <em>Roule, L. (1902). Notice préliminaire sur les Antipathaires provenant des collections du Prince du Monaco. Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 15: 228-239.
page(s): 237 [details]
additional source Roule, L. (1905). Description des antipathaires et cérianthaires recueillis par S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco dans l'Atlantique nord (1886-1902). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert I Prince Souverain de Monaco.</em> XXX: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.59328
page(s): 76, 7, 26, 28, 35 [details]
additional source Schultze, L. S. (1902). Die Antipatharien der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899. <em>Chun, K. (1907). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer" Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 3:87-100.
page(s): 98 [details]
additional source Totton, A.K., 1923. Coelenterata. Part III. Antipatharia (and their Cirripede commensals). Nat. Hist. Rep. Br. Antarct. ("Terra Nova") Exped., 1910-1913, 5: 97-120
page(s): 99, 100 [details]
additional source van Pesch, A. J. 1914. The Antipatharia of the Siboga Expedition.Siboga-Expeditie Monographes. 17: 1-258, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/t.173163
page(s): 4, 6-7, 15, 16, 29, 35, 36, 37 [details]
additional source Zhou, J.; Zou, R. (1992). Studies on the antipatharians from Zhongsha Islands waters. Tropical Oceanology (Re dai Hai yang), 11(3): 45-52
page(s): 45, 47-48 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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]
additional source Brugler, M. R.; France, S. C. (2007). The complete mitochondrial genome of the black coral Chrysopathes formosa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) supports classification of antipatharians within the subclass Hexacorallia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 42, 776-788, available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.016
page(s): 778 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., D.M. Opresko, T.S. Hopkins & W.W. Schroeder. (1993). New records of deep-water Cnidaria (Scleractinia & Antipatharia) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Northeast Gulf Science.</em> 13(1): 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.18785/negs.1301.01
page(s): 2, 5-6 [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Cooper, F.C. (1909). Antipatharia. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society (London). Ser.2.</em> 12: 301-321.
page(s): 310-311, 320 [details]
additional source Dawson EW. (1992). The Coelenterata of the New Zealand region: a handlist for curators, students and ecologists. <em>Occasional papers of the Hutton Foundation, New Zealand.</em> 1: 1-68.
page(s): 50 [details]
additional source Grasshoff, M. (1981). Die Gorgonaria, Pennatularia und Antipatharia des Tiefwassers der Biskaya (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Ergebnisse der französischen Expeditionen Biogas, Polygas, Geomanche, Incal, Noratlante und Fahrten der "Thalassa" II. Allgemeiner Teil. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), 3, zoologie, section A, (3): 731-766, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.285848
page(s): 738, 741-742, 755, 760 [details]
additional source Grasshoff, M. (1981). Die Gorgonaria, Pennatularia und Antipatharia des Tiefwassers der Biskaya (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Ergebnisse der französischen Expeditionen Biogas, Polygas, Geomanche, Incal, Noratlante und Fahrten der "Thalassa" II. Taxonomischer Teil. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), 3, zoologie, section A, (4): 941-978, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.304617
page(s): 961 [details]
additional source Gravier, C. (1921). Antipathaires provenant des Campagnes des Yachts Princesse-Alice et Hirondelle II (1903-1913). <i>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert I Prince Souverain de Monaco</i>. 59: 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.59329
page(s): 4, 5, 16, 17, 18 [details]
additional source Keller, N. B.; Naumov, D. V.; Pasternak, F. A. (1975). Bottom deep-sea Coelenterata from the Gulf and Caribbean [In Russian]. Transactions of the Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 100, 147-159
page(s): 157 [details]
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
additional source Molodtsova T.N. 2005. A new species of Saropathes (Antipatharia: Anthozoa: Cnidaria) from the Norfolk Ridge (South-West Pacific, New Caledonia) - Zoosystema, 27 (4): 699-707.
page(s): 705 [details]
additional source Molodtsova T.N. 2006. Black corals (Antipatharia: Anthozoa: Cnidaria) of North-East Atlantic. pp. 141-151 In: Mironov A.N., A.V. Gebruk and A.J. Southward (eds.) Biogeography of the North Atlantic seamounts. Moscow. KMK Press 201 p.
page(s): 141-142, Fig. 1, 146, Fig. 5, 148, 150 [details] Available for editors
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): 127-130, 20, 27, 51 [details]
additional source Opresko, D. M. 2009. Antipatharia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 359–363 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Opresko, D.M. 2001. A new species of antipatharian coral, Bathypathes bayeri, (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from the Galapagos Islands. — Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 10:204-209.
page(s): 204, 205, 209 [details]
additional source Opresko, D.M. 2002. Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part 2. Schizopathidae. Zool. Med. Leiden, 76 (22): 411-442.
page(s): 411, 415, 417 [details]
additional source Opresko, D.M., 1997. Review of the genus Schizopathes (Cnidaria: Antipatharia: Schizopathidae) with a description of a new species from the Indian Ocean.— Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 110(2): 157-166.
page(s): 159 [details]
additional source Pasternak F.A. 1977. Antipatharia. Galathea Reports.14:157-164, available online at https://digit.snm.ku.dk/Documentsonline/GalatheaReports/galathea-vol.14-pp_157-164.pdf
page(s): 157-159, 160, 162-164 [details]
additional source Pasternak, F. A. (1976). New data on the composition and distribution of the deep-sea Antipatharians (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) In the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans. Trudy Instituta Okeanologyi, 99, 45-58
page(s): 46, 47, 54, 56, 57 [details]
additional source Pasternak, F. A. (1993). Pennatularians, gorgonarians and antipatbarians [sic] collected in 43 cruise of R/V "Dmitri Mendeleev" in Argentine Basin, Orkney Trench and in the western part of African-Antarctic Basin. Trudy Instituta Okeanologyi, 127, 82-88
page(s): 86-87 [details]
additional source Pasternak, F.A. (1958). Deep sea Antipatharia of the Kurile-Kamchatka Trench. <em>Trudy IJnstituta Okeanologii.</em> 27: 180-191.
page(s): 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190 [details]
additional source Pasternak, F.A. (1964). The deep-sea pennatularians and antipatharians obtained by R/S 'Vitjaz' in the Indian Ocean and the resemblance between the faunas of the pennatularians of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. <em>Trudy Inst. Okeanol. Moskva.</em> 69: 183-215.
page(s): 200, 201, 204 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pax, F. (1932). Die Antipatharien und Madreporarien des arktischen Gebietes. Gustav Fischer. Jena., chapter 1, volume 6, pp. 269-280
page(s): 275 [details]
additional source Pax, F.; Van-Praët, M.; Doumenc, D. A. (1987). Ordre des Antipathaires. volume 3, pp. 189-210
page(s): 201, 209 [details]
additional source Roule L. (1902). Notice preliminaire sur les Antipathaires provenant des collections du Prince de Monaco. <em>Roule, L. (1902). Notice préliminaire sur les Antipathaires provenant des collections du Prince du Monaco. Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 15: 228-239.
page(s): 237 [details]
additional source Roule, L. (1905). Description des antipathaires et cérianthaires recueillis par S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco dans l'Atlantique nord (1886-1902). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert I Prince Souverain de Monaco.</em> XXX: 1-96., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.59328
page(s): 76, 7, 26, 28, 35 [details]
additional source Schultze, L. S. (1902). Die Antipatharien der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899. <em>Chun, K. (1907). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer" Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 3:87-100.
page(s): 98 [details]
additional source Totton, A.K., 1923. Coelenterata. Part III. Antipatharia (and their Cirripede commensals). Nat. Hist. Rep. Br. Antarct. ("Terra Nova") Exped., 1910-1913, 5: 97-120
page(s): 99, 100 [details]
additional source van Pesch, A. J. 1914. The Antipatharia of the Siboga Expedition.Siboga-Expeditie Monographes. 17: 1-258, available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/t.173163
page(s): 4, 6-7, 15, 16, 29, 35, 36, 37 [details]
additional source Zhou, J.; Zou, R. (1992). Studies on the antipatharians from Zhongsha Islands waters. Tropical Oceanology (Re dai Hai yang), 11(3): 45-52
page(s): 45, 47-48 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH 1890.4.9.19, geounit High Seas [details]
Nontype USNM 53446, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
