Erythropodium caribaeorum (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
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
- Erythropodium caribaeorum (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
- Name authority
- (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Octocorallia
- Order
- Scleralcyonacea
- Family
- Erythropodiidae
- Genus
- Erythropodium
- 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
- classOctocorallia Haeckel, 1866
- orderScleralcyonacea McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022
- familyErythropodiidae Kükenthal, 1916
- genusErythropodium Kölliker, 1865
- speciesErythropodium caribaeorum (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erythropodium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Erythropodium hicksoni (Utinomi, 1971) | ErythropodiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erythropodium salomonense Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910 | ErythropodiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Massarella vera (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) | synonym |
| Erythropodium carybaeorum Kölliker, 1865 Kölliker, 1865 | synonym |
| Sympodium verum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 | synonym |
| Xaenia caribaeorum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 | synonym |
| Xenia caribaeorum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289919 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:3BFKB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.