Common Names
Common Names in English:
Branching Black Coral
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
()
- Leuckart, 1847
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
()
- Cnidarians
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
()
- (Ehrenberg, 1831) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Class:
Anthozoa
()
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Order:
Antipatharia
()
- Family:
Antipathidae
()
- Genus:
Antipathes
()
- Specific name:
arborea
- Dana, 1846
- Scientific name: - Antipathes arborea Dana, 1846
- Specific name:
arborea
- Dana, 1846
- Genus:
Antipathes
(
- Family:
Antipathidae
(
- Order:
Antipatharia
(
- Class:
Anthozoa
(
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
(
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Opresko D.M.and van der Land J., Aug-2006
Similar Species
Members of the genus Antipathes
There are approximately 71 species in this genus:
A. aenea · A. alopecuroides · A. americana · A. arborea (Branching Black Coral) · A. assimilis · A. atlantica · A. barbadensis · A. brooki · A. caribbeana · A. catharinae · A. ceylonensis · A. chamaemorus · A. chota · A. columnaris · A. contorta · A. cupressus · A. curvata · A. cylindrica · A. delicatula · A. dendrochristos · A. densa · A. dichotoma · A. elegans · A. erinaceus · A. flabellum · A. fragilis · A. fruticosa · A. furcata · A. galapagensis · A. gallensis · A. glutinata · A. gracilis · A. grandiflora · A. grandis (Grand Black Coral) · A. grayi · A. herdmanni · A. indistincta · A. intermedia (Small Feathery Black Coral) · A. irregularis · A. lenta · A. lentipinna · A. longibrachiata · A. minor · A. nilanduensis · A. pauroclema · A. plana · A. plantagenista · A. pseudodichotoma · A. regularis · A. rhipidion · A. rubra · A. rubusiformis · A. salicoides · A. sarothrum · A. sealarki · A. sibogae · A. simplex · A. simpsoni · A. speciosa · A. spinosa · A. spinulosa · A. tenuispina · A. ternatensis · A. thamnoides · A. triadocrada · A. umbratica · A. undulata · A. valdiviae · A. viminalis · A. virgata · A. zoothallus
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Opresko, D.M. and Van der Land, J. (from URMO).
- UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3319026
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: URM-1607
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 512453
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 598856
