Antipathidae is a family of corals in 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 ...
, 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 ...
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Allopathes''
Opresko & Cairns, 1994 -- 3 species
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Antipathes''
Pallas, 1766 -- 66 species
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Cirrhipathes''
de Blainville, 1830 -- 16 species
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Hillopathes''
van Pesch, 1914 -- 1 species
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Pseudocirrhipathes''
Bo & al., 2009 -- 1 species
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Pteropathes''
Brook, 1889 -- 1 species
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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.''
Bibliography
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References
Antipatharia
Cnidarian families
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