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Echinisis vema Bayer & Stefani, 1987

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Echinisis vema Bayer & Stefani, 1987
Name authority
Bayer & Stefani, 1987
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Octocorallia
Order
Scleralcyonacea
Family
Mopseidae
Genus
Echinisis
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumCnidaria
  4. classOctocorallia Haeckel, 1866
  5. orderScleralcyonacea McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022
  6. familyMopseidae Gray, 1870
  7. genusEchinisis Thomson & Rennet, 1931
  8. speciesEchinisis vema Bayer & Stefani, 1987

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Echinisis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Echinisis armata (Kükenthal, 1912)MopseidaeCnidariaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Echinisis persephone Bayer & Stefani, 1987MopseidaeCnidariaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Echinisis spicata (Hickson, 1907)MopseidaeCnidariaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 5 records assigned to Mopseidae.

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.

  1. Bayer, F. M., & Stefani, J. (1987). New and previously known taxa of isidid octocorals (Coelenterata:Gorgonacea), partly from antarctic waters. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 100. 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:38G4L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.