Stylopathidae is a family of
corals
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class (biology), class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact Colony (biology), colonies of many identical individual polyp (zoology), polyps. Coral species include the important C ...
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). Antipa ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Stylopathes''
Opresko, 2006
* ''
Triadopathes''
Opresko, 2006
* ''
Tylopathes''
Brook, 1889
References
Antipatharia
Cnidarian families
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