Antipatharia

Alternate names: black coral, thorny coral

Author: Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1857

Representative image using: Alternatipathes alternata

MBARI 2010: D173-04

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Representative image using: Dendropathes

MBARI 2002: T430-03

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Representative image using: Parantipathes

MBARI 2005: T875-02

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Representative image using: Lillipathes

MBARI 2006: T941

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Representative image using: Heteropathes

MBARI 2006: T1014

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Representative image using: Alternatipathes

MBARI 2005: T833-04

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Representative image using: Umbellapathes

MBARI 2006: T945

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Representative image using: Trissopathes

MBARI 2000: T141-10

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Antipatharia

Alternate names: black coral, thorny coral

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Antipatharia Alternate names: black coral, thorny coral Author: Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1857 Representative image using: Alternatipathes alternata MBARI 2010: D173-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Dendropathes MBARI 2002: T430-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Parantipathes MBARI 2005: T875-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Lillipathes MBARI 2006: T941 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Heteropathes MBARI 2006: T1014 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Alternatipathes MBARI 2005: T833-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Umbellapathes MBARI 2006: T945 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Trissopathes MBARI 2000: T141-10 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Anthozoa (class) Hexacorallia (subclass) Antipatharia (order) Antipathidae (family) Cladopathidae (family) Schizopathidae (family) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, hard substrate. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Antipatharia (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1857 ) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Antipatharia. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-07-11.
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