Myriopathes

Myriopathes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Antipatharia
Family:	Myriopathidae
Genus:	Myriopathes Opresko, 2001
Type species
Antipathes myriophylla Pallas, 1766
Synonyms [1]
HydradendriumCarter, 1880

Myriopathes is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myriopathidae. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

The following species are assigned to this genus: ^[1]

• Myriopathes antrocrada (Opresko, 1999)
• Myriopathes bifaria (Brook, 1889)
• Myriopathes catharinae (Pax, 1932)
• Myriopathes japonica (Brook, 1889)
• Myriopathes lata (Silberfeld, 1909)
• Myriopathes myriophylla (Pallas, 1766)
• Myriopathes panamensis (Verrill, 1869)
• Myriopathes rugosa (Thomson & Simpson, 1905)
• Myriopathes spinosa (Carter, 1880)
• Myriopathes stechowi (Pax, 1932)
• Myriopathes ulex (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

References

1. WoRMS. "Myriopathes Opresko, 2001". World Register of Marine Species .
2. Opresko, D.M. (2001). "Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part I. Establishment of a new family, Myriopathidae". Zool. Med. Leiden. 75 (17): 343–370.
3. France, Scott C. (2019). "Antipatharia". AccessScience. doi:10.1036/1097-8542.041600 . Retrieved 2025-08-13.
4. Moon, Hye-Won; Song, Jun-Im (2008-11-30). "Taxonomy of Black Coral Family Myriopathidae (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from Korea". Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity. 24 (3): 251–263. doi:10.5635/kjsz.2008.24.3.251. ISSN   2234-6953.