aplodactylus, Anthias Bleeker [P.] 1858:3 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 14); ref. 13958] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands (Maluku), Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5457. Type catalog: Anderson 2018:12 [ref. 36146]. The spelling haplodactylus is an unjustified emendation of Dactylanthias aplodactylus Bleeker 1871 by Boulenger 1893. •Valid as Dactylanthias aplodactylus (Bleeker 1858) -- (Heemstra & Randall 1999:2469 [ref. 24815] as haplodactylus, Randall 2007:83 [ref. 28979], Anderson 2018:12 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:12 [ref. 37354], Pogonoski & Gill 2021:426 [ref. 38140], Anderson 2022:568 [ref. 39757]). Current status: Valid as Dactylanthias aplodactylus (Bleeker 1858). Anthiadidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives east to Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.