Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Antipatharia > Family Aphanipathidae > Subfamily Acanthopathinae > Genus Elatopathes

Elatopathes abietina (Pourtalès, 1874)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Elatopathes*	Opresko, 2004	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Antipathes abietina*	Pourtalès, 1874	synonym; comb. ined.
*Aphanipathes abietina*	(Pourtalès, 1874)	synonym; comb. ined.

Literature

basis of record	D.M.Opresko and J. van der Land (eds), update 10-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
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	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.
new combination reference	Opresko D.M. 2004.Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part IV. Establishment of a new family, Aphanipathidae.Zool. Med. Leiden 78 (11): 209-240

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Citation

Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2025). World List of Antipatharia. Elatopathes abietina (Pourtalès, 1874). 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:289886