''Antipathella'' is a genus of
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 th ...
ns belonging to the family
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 chi ...
.
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:
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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 o ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Antipathella subpinnata''
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Antipathella wollastoni''
References
Myriopathidae
Hexacorallia genera
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