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Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889

Stichopathes lutkeni, 50-75 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. Note that colonies in the Caribbean often have a reddish coloration, whereas those from the Flower Garden Banks are more often orange to cream-colored. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.

1287835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287835)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Antipatharia (Order)
  7. Stichopathidae (Family)
  8. Stichopathes (Genus)
  9. Stichopathes luetkeni (Species)
accepted
Species
Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (name published with a diacritic...)  
name published with a diacritic or other mark
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2026). World List of Antipatharia. Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287835 on 2026-09-11
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Stichopathes luetkeni Brook, 1889. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287835 on 2026-09-11
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2018-07-23 12:20:59Z
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Molodtsova, Tina

original description (of Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889) 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
page(s): 94; Pl. XII (28, 28a) [details] 

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

additional source Echeverría, C. A. (2002). Black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia): first records and a new species from the Brazilian coast. <em>Revista de biología tropical.</em> 50(3-4), 1067-1077., available online at https://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?pid=S0034-77442002000300024&script=sci_arttext
page(s): 1068, 1071, 1072 [details] 
 
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stichopathes luetkeni) 
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 28 proteins) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 2691 Photo Slide) (from synonym Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 3046 Photo Slide) (from synonym Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (10 records) (from synonym Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records) (from synonym Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889)
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