Marine Species Traits - Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882

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Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882

AphiaID

266945 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:266945)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Sphenopus Steenstrup, 1856 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Brachycnemina

Direct children (4)

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Genus Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816
Genus Sphenopus Steenstrup, 1856
Genus Gemmithoa Andres, 1883 (uncertain > unassessed)
Genus Polythoa Schweigger, 1819 (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 106 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Reimer, J.D.; Sinniger, F. (2025). World List of Zoantharia. Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266945 on 2025-05-07

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266945 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-09 13:56:12Z

created

Decock, Wim

2008-09-06 18:40:41Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2011-10-04 13:36:00Z

changed

Reimer, James Davis

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original description Hertwig, R. (1882). Die Actinien der Challenger Expedition. Gustav Fischer. Jena., pp. 119.
page(s): 106 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphenopidae)
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