''Tanacetipathes'' is a genus 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 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 species of this genus are found in Atlantic Ocean.
Species:
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Tanacetipathes barbadensis''
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Tanacetipathes cavernicola''
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Tanacetipathes hirta''
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Tanacetipathes longipinnula''
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Tanacetipathes spinescens''
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Tanacetipathes squamosa''
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Tanacetipathes tanacetum''
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Tanacetipathes thalassoros''
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Tanacetipathes thamnea''
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Tanacetipathes wirtzi''
References
Myriopathidae
Hexacorallia genera
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