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Antipathidae
Antipathidae is a family of corals in the order Antipatharia, commonly known as black corals. Taxonomy This family contains the following genera according to the World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialis ...: * '' Allopathes'' Opresko & Cairns, 1994 -- 3 species * '' Antipathes'' Pallas, 1766 -- 66 species * '' Cirrhipathes'' de Blainville, 1830 -- 16 species * '' Hillopathes'' van Pesch, 1914 -- 1 species * '' Pseudocirrhipathes'' Bo & al., 2009 -- 1 species * '' Pteropathes'' Brook, 1889 -- 1 species * '' Stichopathes'' Brook, 1889 -- 34 species Image:Antipathes dichotoma1.jpg, '' Antipathes dichotoma'' Image:Cirrhipathes sp - coral-wire-groovy.jpg, '' Cirrhipathes sp.'' Image:Stichopathes sp NOAA.jpg, '' Stichopathes sp.'' Bibliograp ...
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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). Antipatharians are a cosmopolitan order, existing at nearly every location and depth, with the sole exception of brackish waters. However, they are most frequently found on continental slopes under deep. A black coral reproduces both sexually and asexually throughout its lifetime. Many black corals provide housing, shelter, food, and protection for other animals. Black corals were originally classified in the subclass Ceriantipatharia along with ceriantharians (tube-dwelling anemones), but were later reclassified under Hexacorallia. Though they have historically been used by Pacific Islanders for medical treatment and in rituals, its only modern use is making jewelry. Black corals have been declining in numbers and are expected to continue de ...
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Antipathidae
Antipathidae is a family of corals in the order Antipatharia, commonly known as black corals. Taxonomy This family contains the following genera according to the World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialis ...: * '' Allopathes'' Opresko & Cairns, 1994 -- 3 species * '' Antipathes'' Pallas, 1766 -- 66 species * '' Cirrhipathes'' de Blainville, 1830 -- 16 species * '' Hillopathes'' van Pesch, 1914 -- 1 species * '' Pseudocirrhipathes'' Bo & al., 2009 -- 1 species * '' Pteropathes'' Brook, 1889 -- 1 species * '' Stichopathes'' Brook, 1889 -- 34 species Image:Antipathes dichotoma1.jpg, '' Antipathes dichotoma'' Image:Cirrhipathes sp - coral-wire-groovy.jpg, '' Cirrhipathes sp.'' Image:Stichopathes sp NOAA.jpg, '' Stichopathes sp.'' Bibliograp ...
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Cirrhipathes
''Cirrhipathes'' is a genus of black coral from the family Antipathidae. Coral species in this genus are commonly known as whip or wire corals because they often exhibit a twisted or coiled morphology. In addition to their colorful appearance, with colors ranging from yellow to red passing through blue and green, these species possess a dark skeleton that is characteristic to every black coral. Distribution Commonly found in tropical and subtropical areas, these corals are part of the reefs in the Indian and Pacific oceans, at depths greater than . Long and unbranched, ''Cirrhipathes'' species are attached to coral reefs. Description Like all corals, ''Cirrhipathes'' species are made of and covered by polyps. These polyps are responsible for providing defense and feeding mechanisms in the form of stinging structures known as nematocysts. These structures, which are present in their tentacles, are fired at preys or predators. The characteristic barbed-wire-like appearance of ''Cir ...
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Allopathes
''Allopathes'' is a genus of corals in the family Antipathidae. It is characterized by several long stems protruding from a short, thick base with spines arranged vertically around the stem. Its polyps are arranged in a single row that run the length of the coral. This genus was initially a subgenus of Cirrhipathes and Stichopathes, although it also displayed similarities to '' Antipathes verticillata''. However, the presence of branched growth forms excludes it from Stichopathes or Cirrhipathes and the unique morphology of its spines meant that it could not be included in Allopathes. Because they seemed to have a combination of characteristics of different genera, the two species in question, '' Allopathes desbonni'' and '' Allopathes robillardi'' were given their own genus. The name comes from the Greek "allos-", meaning "other" and "-pathes", referring to its taxonomic relationship to other genera in Antipathidae Antipathidae is a family of corals in the order Antipathari ...
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Antipathes
''Antipathes'' is a genus of coral in the order Antipatharia, composed of black coral (so named for its black skeleton). Distinct features vary greatly within this genus: it contains symmetrically aligned as well as irregularly shaped corals, a range of different colors, and colonies that can be either sparsely branched or closely packed. polyps for these corals have six tentacles that are each lined with stinging cells. Unlike their reef-building cousins, these coral lack photosynthesizing algae and are not restricted to the lighter surface regions. They prefer to live in deeper waters near currents so they can catch and eat passing zooplankton. Species Species included in this genus are: * '' Antipathes aculeata'' (Brook, 1889) * '' Antipathes arborea'' Dana, 1846 * '' Antipathes assimilis'' (Brook, 1889) * '' Antipathes atlantica'' Gray, 1857 * '' Antipathes brooki'' (Whitelegge & Hill, 1899) * ''Antipathes caribbeana ''Antipathes'' is a genus of coral in the order Antipat ...
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Antipathes Dichotoma
''Antipathes dichotoma'' 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 by the German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas in 1766, from a single specimen he received from near Marseilles in the Mediterranean Sea. Description A colony of ''Antipathes dichotoma'' can grow to a height of or more. It forms a sparsely branching structure with slender, flexible branches arranged irregularly around the trunk. The angle at which the branches project is variable but is often nearly 90°. The smaller branches bear four to six rows of short, smooth conical spines. The polyps are in diameter with three or four polyps per centimetre. They are arranged in a single series on the smallest branches and in multiple series on the largest ones. There is considerable variation in appearance of neighbouring colonies and in different parts of the same colony. Distribution ''Antipathes dic ...
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Order (biology)
Order ( la, wikt:ordo#Latin, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between Family_(biology), family and Class_(biology), class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes. An immediately higher rank, superorder, is sometimes added directly above order, with suborder directly beneath order. An order can also be defined as a group of related families. What does and does not belong to each order is determined by a taxonomist, as is whether a particular order should be recognized at all. Often there is no exact agreement, with different taxonomists each taking a different position. There are no hard rules that a taxonomist needs to follow in describing or recognizing an order. Some taxa are accepted almost universally, while others are recognized only rarely. The name of an order is usually written with a capital letter. Fo ...
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World Register Of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the information, which is gathered from the primary scientific literature as well as from some external regional and taxon-specific databases. WoRMS maintains valid names of all marine organisms, but also provides information on synonyms and invalid names. It is an ongoing task to maintain the registry, since new species are constantly being discovered and described by scientists; in addition, the nomenclature and taxonomy of existing species is often corrected or changed as new research is constantly being published. Subsets of WoRMS content are made available, and can have separate badging and their own home/launch pages, as "subregisters", such as the ''World List of ...
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