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For corals of the genera Anthothela and Victorgorgia, there was a revision in 2017, which now comprises seven nominal species worldwide:
"A taxonomic revision of Anthothela (Octocorallia: Scleraxonia: Anthothelidae) and related genera, with the addition of new taxa, using morphological and molecular data"
Known species:
Anthothela aldersladei Moore & Miller in Moore,
Alderslade & Miller, 2017
Anthothela echinata (Kükenthal, 1915)
Anthothela grandiflora (Sars, 1856)
Anthothela quattriniae Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
Anthothela tropicalis Bayer, 1961
Anthothela pacifica (Kükenthal, 1913)
Anthothela vickersi (Benham, 1928)
Anthothela echinata was initially recognized as Muricellisis echinata and discovered in Sagami Bay, Japan.
The following description refers to an 8 cm long specimen specimen on loan from the Museum of Natural History "The colony is membranous and membranous and overgrowing a piece of the axis of a keratoisid bamboo coral".
The description of the coral was based on fragments, so that a reliable size indication is unfortunately still missing today, The same applies to the color of the coral when alive.
In any case, Anthothela echinata is an azooxanthellate deep-water coral.
Synonym: Muricellisis echinata Kükenthal, 1915
"A taxonomic revision of Anthothela (Octocorallia: Scleraxonia: Anthothelidae) and related genera, with the addition of new taxa, using morphological and molecular data"
Known species:
Anthothela aldersladei Moore & Miller in Moore,
Alderslade & Miller, 2017
Anthothela echinata (Kükenthal, 1915)
Anthothela grandiflora (Sars, 1856)
Anthothela quattriniae Moore, Alderslade & Miller, 2017
Anthothela tropicalis Bayer, 1961
Anthothela pacifica (Kükenthal, 1913)
Anthothela vickersi (Benham, 1928)
Anthothela echinata was initially recognized as Muricellisis echinata and discovered in Sagami Bay, Japan.
The following description refers to an 8 cm long specimen specimen on loan from the Museum of Natural History "The colony is membranous and membranous and overgrowing a piece of the axis of a keratoisid bamboo coral".
The description of the coral was based on fragments, so that a reliable size indication is unfortunately still missing today, The same applies to the color of the coral when alive.
In any case, Anthothela echinata is an azooxanthellate deep-water coral.
Synonym: Muricellisis echinata Kükenthal, 1915
