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Briareum asbestinum

Briareum asbestinum

Karibische Asbestkoralle(+5)·(Pallas, 1766)

GBIF:155450396

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(9)

Gulf of Mexico
Bermuda
Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone(BZ)
Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone(BZ)
Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone(BZ)
Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone(BZ)
Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone(PA)
Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone(PA)
Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone(PA)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 2 languages.

deuKaribische Asbestkoralledeuengcorky sea fingerengengcorky sea fingersengengcorky seafingerengengdeadman’s fingerseng+1 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 2 languages.

deuKaribische Asbestkoralle
deu
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
engcorky sea finger
eng
Source: van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
engcorky sea fingers
eng
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
engcorky seafinger
eng
Source: Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Cutress, W.C. Jaap, D.G. Fautin, R.J. Larson, G.R. Harbison, M.N. Arai & D.M. Opresko. (2002). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd ed. <em>American Fisheries Society Special Publication, Bethesda, Maryland.</em> 28:1-115.
engdeadman’s fingers
eng
Source: Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Cutress, W.C. Jaap, D.G. Fautin, R.J. Larson, G.R. Harbison, M.N. Arai & D.M. Opresko. (2002). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd ed. <em>American Fisheries Society Special Publication, Bethesda, Maryland.</em> 28:1-115.
engencrusting briareum
eng
Source: Bermuda Biodiversity Database

CLASSIFICATION

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IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 36 proteins)

NCBI:txid86543

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(17)

  • 1

    Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.

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  • 2

    Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390.

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  • 3

    Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23.

    additional source
  • 4

    Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

    additional source
  • 5

    Coma, R.; Ribes, M.; Zabala, M.; Gili, J. (1995). Reproduction and cycle of gonadal development in the Mediterranean gorgonian Paramuricea clavata. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 117, 173-183

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155450396
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2261417
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289534
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026