Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Antipatharia > Family Antipathidae > Genus Antipathes

Antipathes furcata Gray, 1857

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Antipathes*	Pallas, 1766	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Gray, J.E. (1857). Synopsis of the families and genera of axiferous zoophytes or barked corals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 25 (1): 278-294.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Opresko, D.M. (2001). Antipatharia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 109
additional source	Schultze, L. S. 1896. Beitrag zur Systematik der Antipatharien. Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges. 23:1–40.
additional source	Lütken, C. (1872). Antipathes arctica, a new species of black coral (Antipathidæ) from the polar seas. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, X, 4, XI, (56): 77-83
additional source	Summers, S. L. M. (1910). VIII.-Antipatharians from the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 30(3): 273-281.
additional source	Loiola L.L., Castro C.B. 2005. Tanacetipathes Opresko, 2001 (Cnidaria: Antipatharia: Myriopathidae) from Brazil, including two new species. Zootaxa 1081:1-31
additional source	Pax F. 1932. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der japanischen Dörnchenkorallen. Zoologische Jahrbücher. 63:407-450
additional source	Lütken, C. (1871). Antipathes antarctica, en ny Sortkoral fra Polarhavet. Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs forhandlinger. 2: 18-26.
additional source	Opresko, D.M. 2003. Redescription of Antipathes dichotoma Pallas, 1766 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia). Zool. Med. Leiden 77: 481-493.
additional source	Molodtsova T.N. 2006. Black corals (Antipatharia: Anthozoa: Cnidaria) of North-East Atlantic. pp. 141-151 In: Mironov A.N., A.V. Gebruk and A.J. Southward (eds.) Biogeography of the North Atlantic seamounts. Moscow. KMK Press 201 p.
additional source	Cairns, S.D., J.C. den Hartog & C. Arneson. (1986). Class Anthozoa (Corals, Anemones). In: Sterrer, W. (ed.). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, USA. pp. 159-194.
additional source	Brook, G. (1889). Report on the Antipatharia collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 32 (part 80): i-iii,1-222, pl. 1-15.
additional source	Opresko, D.M. (1972). Redescriptions and reevaluations of the antipatharians described by L.D. de Pourtalès. Bull. Mar. Sci.. 22(4):950-1017.
additional source	Johnson, J. Y. (1899). Notes on the antipatharian corals of Madeira, with descriptions of a new species and a new variety, and remarks on a specimen from the West Indies in the British Museum. Journal of Zoology. 68(1): 813-824.
additional source	Schultze, L. S. (1902). Die Antipatharien der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899. Chun, K. (1907). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer" Valdivia" 1898-1899. 3:87-100.
additional source	Warner, G.F. (1981). Species descriptions and ecological observations of black corals (Antipatharia) from Trinidad. Bulletin of Marine Science. 31(1):147-163.
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. Northeast Gulf Science. 13(1): 1-11.
additional source	Roule, L. (1905). Description des antipathaires et cérianthaires recueillis par S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco dans l'Atlantique nord (1886-1902). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert I Prince Souverain de Monaco. XXX: 1-96.
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.
additional source	Opresko, D. M. 2009. Antipatharia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 359–363 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Loiola, L. L.; Castro, C. B. (2001). Three new records of Antipatharia (Cnidaria) from Brazil, including the first record of a Schizopathidae. Boletim do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro), (455): 1-10

Genbank

Citation

Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2025). World List of Antipatharia. Antipathes furcata Gray, 1857. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103312