Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Octocorallia > Order Scleralcyonacea > Family Coralliidae > Subfamily Anthomastinae > Genus Anthomastus

Anthomastus purpureus (Koren & Danielssen, 1883)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Sarcophyton Lesson, 1834

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Anthomastus*	Verrill, 1878	accepted genus name

Literature

basis of record	van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), 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. 104-105
additional source	d'Hondt, M.J. (1992). Description d'Anthomastus globosus n. sp. (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) de Nouvelle-Caledonie. Remarques sur quelques especes de genre. Bulletin de la Museum Nationale d'Histoire naturelle Paris, Ser. 4. 14, sect. A (3-4): 623-638.
additional source	Molodtsova, T.N., 2013. Deep-sea mushroom soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Biology Research 9 (5-6): 488-515.
additional source	Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 53: 1-317, plates 1-37.
additional source	Broch, H. (1912). Die Alcyonarien des Trondhjemsfjordes. I. Alcyonacea. Det Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskabs skrifter. 1911 (7): 1-48.
additional source	Kükenthal, W. (1910). Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Anthomastus Verr. Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens. Herausgegeben von Dr. F. Doflein. Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer. Akademie der Wissenschaften. I. Suppl. 9: 1-15, plate 1.
additional source	van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms.
additional source	Molander, A.R. (1914). Northern and arctic invertebrates in the collection of the Swedish State Museum (Rijksmuseum). 7. Alcyonacea. Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar. 51(11): 1-94, plates 1-3.
additional source	Kükenthal, W. (1906). Alcyonacea. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899. 13: 1-111, plates 1-12.
additional source	López-González, P. J.; Gili, J. M. (2000). A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters. Polar Biology. 23: 452-458.
source of synonymy	van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), 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. 104-105

Genbank

Citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Anthomastus purpureus (Koren & Danielssen, 1883). 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:125336