Antipathella Aperta

	Antipathella Aperta ''Antipathella'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myriopathidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext .... Species: '' Antipathella aperta'' '' Antipathella fiordensis'' '' Antipathella strigosa'' '' Antipathella subpinnata'' '' Antipathella wollastoni'' References Myriopathidae Hexacorallia genera {{hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cnidaria Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, predominantly the latter. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance, sandwiched between two layers of epithelium that are mostly one cell thick. Cnidarians mostly have two basic body forms: swimming medusae and sessile polyps, both of which are radially symmetrical with mouths surrounded by tentacles that bear cnidocytes. Both forms have a single orifice and body cavity that are used for digestion and respiration. Many cnidarian species produce colonies that are single organisms composed of medusa-like or polyp-like zooids, or both (hence they are trimorphic). Cnidarians' activities are coordinated by a decentralized nerve net and simple receptors. Several free-swimming species of Cubozoa and Scyphozo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Myriopathidae Myriopathidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Antipatharia Antipatharians, also known as black corals or thorn corals, are an order of soft deep-water corals. These corals can be recognized by their jet-black or dark brown chitin skeletons, surrounded by the polyps (part of coral that is alive). Antipat .... Genera: * '' Antipathella'' Brook, 1889 * '' Apanipathes'' * '' Cupressopathes'' Opresko, 2001 * '' Myriopathes'' Opresko, 2001 * '' Plumapathes'' Opresko, 2001 * '' Tanacetipathes'' Opresko, 2001 References Antipatharia Cnidarian families {{hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cosmopolitan Distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The extreme opposite of a cosmopolitan species is an endemic one, being found only in a single geographical location. Qualification The caveat “in appropriate habitat” is used to qualify the term "cosmopolitan distribution", excluding in most instances polar regions, extreme altitudes, oceans, deserts, or small, isolated islands. For example, the housefly is highly cosmopolitan, yet is neither oceanic nor polar in its distribution. Related terms and concepts The term pandemism also is in use, but not all authors are consistent in the sense in which they use the term; some speak of pandemism mainly in referring to diseases and pandemics, and some as a term intermediate between endemism and cosmopolitanism, in effect regarding pandemism as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Antipathella Aperta ''Antipathella'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myriopathidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext .... Species: '' Antipathella aperta'' '' Antipathella fiordensis'' '' Antipathella strigosa'' '' Antipathella subpinnata'' '' Antipathella wollastoni'' References Myriopathidae Hexacorallia genera {{hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Antipathella Fiordensis ''Antipathella fiordensis'' is a species of colonial coral in the order Antipatharia, the black corals, so named because their calcareous skeletons are black. It was first described as ''Antipathes fiordensis'' by the New Zealand zoologist Ken R. Grange in 1990, from material collected in the steep-sided fiords of Fiordland in the southeastern South Island, New Zealand. A 2001 revision of the Antipatheria put this species in the newly-created genus ''Antipathella''. Description Black corals have flexible bushy or tree-like forms. They have black skeletons of dense, horny material, covered by a thin layer of living tissue from which the polyps project. Each polyp has six unbranched tentacles and a slit-shaped mouth, and is non-retractable. Normal tentacles are less than long, but this black coral can develop sweeper tentacles up to long, armed with stinging cells, in apparent response to epiphytic organisms attempting to grow on the branches. These corals do not contain zooxan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Antipathella Strigosa ''Antipathella'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myriopathidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: ''Antipathella aperta'' ''Antipathella fiordensis ''Antipathella fiordensis'' is a species of colonial coral in the order Antipatharia, the black corals, so named because their calcareous skeletons are black. It was first described as ''Antipathes fiordensis'' by the New Zealand zoologist Ken R ...'' '' Antipathella strigosa'' '' Antipathella subpinnata'' '' Antipathella wollastoni'' References Myriopathidae Hexacorallia genera {{hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Antipathella Subpinnata ''Antipathella'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myriopathidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: ''Antipathella aperta'' ''Antipathella fiordensis'' ''Antipathella strigosa ''Antipathella'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myriopathidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: ''Antipathella aperta'' ''Antipathella fiordensis ''Antipathella fiordensis'' is a species of coloni ...'' '' Antipathella subpinnata'' '' Antipathella wollastoni'' References Myriopathidae Hexacorallia genera {{hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Antipathella Wollastoni ''Antipathella'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myriopathidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: ''Antipathella aperta'' ''Antipathella fiordensis'' ''Antipathella strigosa'' ''Antipathella subpinnata ''Antipathella'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Myriopathidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: ''Antipathella aperta'' ''Antipathella fiordensis'' ''Antipathella strigosa ''Antipathella'' is a g ...'' '' Antipathella wollastoni'' References Myriopathidae Hexacorallia genera {{hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]