WoRMS taxon details
Amphianthus bathybium Hertwig, 1882
100934 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100934)
accepted
Species
Amphianthus ornatum Hertwig, 1888 · unaccepted
Amphianthus ornatus Hertwig, 1888 · unaccepted
marine, terrestrial
Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 80-81, 116 [details]
page(s): 80-81, 116 [details]
Holotype BMNH 1889.11.25.21, geounit High Seas
, Note Type species of *Amphianthus* by monotypy.
Holotype BMNH 1889.11.25.21, geounit High Seas [details]
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of *Amphianthus* by monotypy. [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Amphianthus bathybium Hertwig, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100934 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 80-81, 116 [details]
original description (of Amphianthus ornatum Hertwig, 1888) Hertwig, R. (1888). Report on the Actiniaria dredged by HMS 'Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. Supplement. <em>Reports on the scientific results of the voyage of HMS Challenger during the years 1873-76.</em> XXVI, pt. LXXIII: 4–56. London, Edinburgh & Dublin., available online at https://archive.org/details/reportonactiniar00hert/page/16
page(s): 26-28 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, <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. 106-109 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 80-81, 116 [details]
original description (of Amphianthus ornatum Hertwig, 1888) Hertwig, R. (1888). Report on the Actiniaria dredged by HMS 'Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. Supplement. <em>Reports on the scientific results of the voyage of HMS Challenger during the years 1873-76.</em> XXVI, pt. LXXIII: 4–56. London, Edinburgh & Dublin., available online at https://archive.org/details/reportonactiniar00hert/page/16
page(s): 26-28 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, <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. 106-109 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
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 (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Zelnio, K.A.; Rodríguez, E.; Daly, M. (2009). Hexacorals (Anthozoa: Actiniaria, Zoanthidea) from hydrothermal vents in the south-western Pacific. <em>Mar. Biol. Res., 5(6): 547-571.</em> (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 565 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1949). A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vet- enskapsakadamiens Handlingar.</em> 1: 1–121.
page(s): 99 [details]
additional source Haddon, A. C. (1898). The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 6, 2, 393-520
page(s): 463 [details]
additional source Hertwig, R. (1882). Report on the Actiniaria dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 6(1): 1-136
page(s): 91, 130 [details]
additional source Riemann-Zürneck, K. (1987). Amphianthus bathybium Hertwig, 1882 aus der Iberischen Tiefsee. Redeskription der Typusart (Actiniaria: Hormathiidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 84, 7-15
page(s): 7--15 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Zelenchuk, T.; Raveendran, D. (2007). Genera of orders Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia), and their type species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1668: 183-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.12
page(s): 190 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Zelnio, K.A.; Rodríguez, E.; Daly, M. (2009). Hexacorals (Anthozoa: Actiniaria, Zoanthidea) from hydrothermal vents in the south-western Pacific. <em>Mar. Biol. Res., 5(6): 547-571.</em> (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 565 [details]
additional source Carlgren, O. (1949). A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vet- enskapsakadamiens Handlingar.</em> 1: 1–121.
page(s): 99 [details]
additional source Haddon, A. C. (1898). The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 6, 2, 393-520
page(s): 463 [details]
additional source Hertwig, R. (1882). Report on the Actiniaria dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 6(1): 1-136
page(s): 91, 130 [details]
additional source Riemann-Zürneck, K. (1987). Amphianthus bathybium Hertwig, 1882 aus der Iberischen Tiefsee. Redeskription der Typusart (Actiniaria: Hormathiidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 84, 7-15
page(s): 7--15 [details]
additional source Fautin, D. G.; Zelenchuk, T.; Raveendran, D. (2007). Genera of orders Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia), and their type species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1668: 183-244., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.12
page(s): 190 [details] Available for editors

additional source Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]





Holotype BMNH 1889.11.25.21, geounit High Seas [details]
Syntype (of Amphianthus ornatum Hertwig, 1888) BMNH 1889.11.25.38, geounit Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Amphianthus ornatum Hertwig, 1888) BMNH 1889.11.25.39, geounit High Seas [details]