Description
Size:
20 cm (h) x 20 cm (w).
General:
The axis is woody in texture and yellow in color; the calyces are white.
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
1301 – 1692 m
Ocean range (global):
Davidson Seamount, Western Atlantic, and Indonesia.
Habitat description:
Benthic, hard substrate.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Cairns, S.D. (2007). Calcaxonian Octocorals (Cnidaria; Anthozoa) from Eastern Pacific Seamounts. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 58: 511-541.
Citation:
Calyptrophora antilla
(Bayer, 2001 ) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Calyptrophora%20antilla. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.