''Plumapathes'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

black coral 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 ...

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 ...

Species

Species included in this genus are: * '' Plumapathes fernandezi'' (Pourtalès, 1874) * '' Plumapathes pennacea'' (Pallas, 1766)

References

Cnidarians of the Atlantic Ocean Cnidarians of the Indian Ocean Cnidarians of the Pacific Ocean Cnidarians of the Caribbean Sea Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas Myriopathidae Hexacorallia genera {{hexacorallia-stub