Distichopora barbadensis Pourtalès, 1874
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Distichopora barbadensis Pourtalès, 1874
- Name authority
- Pourtalès, 1874
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Anthoathecata
- Family
- Stylasteridae
- Genus
- Distichopora
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classHydrozoa Owen, 1843
- subclassHydroidolina Collins, 2000
- orderAnthoathecata Cornelius, 1992
- suborderFilifera Kühn, 1913
- familyStylasteridae Gray, 1847
- genusDistichopora Lamarck, 1816
- speciesDistichopora barbadensis Pourtalès, 1874
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Distichopora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora coccinea Gray, 1860 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora dispar Cairns, 1991 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora foliacea Pourtalès, 1868 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora irregularis Moseley, 1879 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora livida Tenison-Woods, 1880 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distichopora providentiae (Hickson & England, 1909) | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora rosalindae Cairns, 1986 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora vervoorti Cairns & Hoeksema, 1998 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Distichopora yucatanensis Cairns, 1986 | StylasteridaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Pourtalès, L.F., de. (1874). Zoölogical results of the Hassler Expedition, III. Crinoids and corals. Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, 8: 25–50, pls. 6–9. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36XRL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.