Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Zoantharia > Suborder Macrocnemina > Family Epizoanthidae > Genus Epizoanthus

Epizoanthus paxii Abel, 1955

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Epizoanthus*	Gray, 1867	accepted genus name
*Mardoell*	Danielssen, 1890	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: brown encrusting anemone; brown zoanthid sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

German: Braune Krustenanemone

Literature

original description	Abel, E. F. (1955). Eine neue Krustenanemone der Adria, Epizoanthus paxi, nov. sp. Österreichische Zoologische Zeitschrift. 6: 1-6.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, 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. 106-109
additional source	Gili, J.M., 1982. Fauna de cnidaris de les illes Medes. Treballs Inst. Cat. Hist. nat. 10 : 1-175.
additional source	Abel, E.F. (1959). Zur Kenntnis der marinen Hohlenfauna unter besonderer Beriicksichtigung der Anthozoen. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli. 30 (Suppl. 1): 1-94.
additional source	Pax, F.; Müller, I. (1962). Die Anthozoenfauna der Adria / Fauna antozoa Jadrana. Fauna et Flora Adriatica, 3, 1-343
additional source	Riedl, R. (1963). Fauna und Flora der Adria. Paul Parey. Hamburg and Berlin., edition 1, pp. 702.
additional source	Vafidis, D.; Koukouras, A. (1998). Antipatharia, Ceriantharia, and Zoantharia (Hexacorallia, Anthozoa) of the Aegean Sea with a check list of the Mediterranean and Black Sea species. Annales de l'Institute Oceanographique, 74(2): 115-126
additional source	Riedl, R. (1970). Fauna und Flora der Adria. Paul Parey. Hamburg and Berlin., pp. 702.
additional source	Reimer JD, Sinniger F, Fujiwara Y, Hirano S, Maruyama T. 2007. Morphological and molecular characterisation of Abyssoanthus nankaiensis, a new family, new genus and new species of deep-sea zoanthid (Anthozoa:Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) from a north-west Pacific methane cold seep
additional source	Hayward, P. J.; Nelson-Smith, T.; Shields, C. (1986). Collins Pocket Guide. Sea Shore of Britain & Northern Europe. HarperCollins. London., pp. 352.
additional source	Sinniger, F.; Montoya-Burgos, J. I.; Chevaldonné, P.; Pawlowski, J. (2005). Phylogeny of the order Zoantharia (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) based on the mitochondrial ribosomal genes. Marine Biology. 147(5): 1121-1128.

Genbank

Citation

Reimer, J.D.; Sinniger, F. (2025). World List of Zoantharia. Epizoanthus paxii Abel, 1955. 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:101038