Marine Species Traits - Palythoa brevis (Duchassaing, 1850)

Traits name details

Palythoa brevis (Duchassaing, 1850)

AphiaID

582020 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:582020)

Classification

Status

uncertain > taxon inquirendum

Rank

Species

Parent

Palythoa Lamouroux, 1816

Synonymised names

Mamillifera brevis Duchassaing, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Reimer, J.D.; Sinniger, F. (2025). World List of Zoantharia. Palythoa brevis (Duchassaing, 1850). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582020 on 2026-01-16

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Palythoa brevis (Duchassaing, 1850). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582020 on 2026-01-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-10-12 06:57:06Z

created

Reimer, James Davis

2024-02-29 13:47:38Z

changed

Sinniger, Frederic

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Sources (3)

original description (of Mamillifera brevis Duchassaing, 1850) Duchassaing de Fontbressin, P. (1850). Animaux radiaires des Antilles. (Plon Frères: Paris): 1-35, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6524263d/f7.image [details]

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

additional source Walsh, G. E. (1967). An Annotated Bibliography of the Families Zoanthidae, Epizoanthidae, and Parazoanthidae (Coelenterata, Zoantharia). Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Honolulu., pp. 77.
page(s): 5 [details]