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WoRMS taxon details

Cupressopathes Opresko, 2001

AphiaID

267357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267357)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Gorgonia abies Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cupressopathes abies (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)

Parent

Myriopathidae Opresko, 2001

Direct children (6)

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Species Cupressopathes abies (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cupressopathes cylindrica (Brook, 1889)
Species Cupressopathes gracilis (Thomson & Simpson, 1905)
Species Cupressopathes paniculata (Esper, 1796)
Species Cupressopathes pumila (Brook, 1889)
Species Cupressopathes simplex Opresko, 2019

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Opresko, D.M. 2001. Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part I. Establishment of a new family, Myriopathidae. Zool. Med. Leiden 75 (17): 343-370, available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/45071
page(s): 352 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2025). World List of Antipatharia. Cupressopathes Opresko, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267357 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-14 11:18:07Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2018-06-06 09:03:05Z

changed

Molodtsova, Tina

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Opresko, D.M. 2001. Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part I. Establishment of a new family, Myriopathidae. Zool. Med. Leiden 75 (17): 343-370, available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/45071
page(s): 352 [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]