WoRMS name details
Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867)
1053679 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1053679)
unaccepted (new combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Antipathes filix Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490
page(s): 112 [details]
page(s): 112 [details]
WoRMS (2025). Aphanipathes filix (Pourtalès, 1867). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1053679 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Antipathes filix Pourtalès, 1867) Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490
page(s): 112 [details]
page(s): 112 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Opresko, D.M. (1972). Redescriptions and reevaluations of the antipatharians described by L.D. de Pourtalès. <i>Bull. Mar. Sci.</i>. 22(4):950-1017.
page(s): 1003-1009; Fig.12, Table 4 [details]
page(s): 1003-1009; Fig.12, Table 4 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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): 17, 45, 92 [details]
additional source Hickson, S. J. (1889). Coelenterata. Zoological Record, 26, 1-24
page(s): 17 [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.
page(s): 5, 9 [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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): 26-27, 72, 77, 122, 132-133, 143, 183, 188 [details]
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): 17, 45, 92 [details]
additional source Hickson, S. J. (1889). Coelenterata. Zoological Record, 26, 1-24
page(s): 17 [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.
page(s): 5, 9 [details] Available for editors

additional source 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): 26-27, 72, 77, 122, 132-133, 143, 183, 188 [details]
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