Antipathidae

Antipathidae

Antipathidae

Family of corals

Antipathidae is a family of corals in the order Antipatharia, commonly known as black corals. They are generally considered a deep-water taxon; however, some of the most diverse communities are known from tropical shallow waters.

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Taxonomy

This family contains the following genera according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Allopathes Opresko & Cairns, 1994 -- 3 species
  • Antipathes Pallas, 1766 -- 66 species
  • Cirrhipathes de Blainville, 1830 -- 16 species
  • Hillopathes van Pesch, 1914 -- 1 species
  • Pseudocirrhipathes Bo & al., 2009 -- 1 species
  • Pteropathes Brook, 1889 -- 1 species
  • Stichopathes Brook, 1889 -- 34 species

Bibliography

  • Opresko, Dennis. "Spotlight on Antipatharians (Black Corals)". NMNH.typepad.com.
  • TERRANA, LUCAS, et al. “Shallow-Water Black Corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) from SW Madagascar.” Zootaxa, vol. 4826, no. 1, 2020, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4826.1.1.

References

  1. [1]
    "Antipathidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-18.


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