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Family: Antipathidae (See list of species below)

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123 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Allopathes denhartogi
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Allopathes desbonni
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Allopathes robillardi
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Antipathes alopecuroides
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Antipathes arborea
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Antipathes assimilis
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Antipathes atlantica
[Grey sea fan black coral]
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Antipathes barbadensis
[Scraggly bottle brush black coral]
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Antipathes boscii
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Antipathes brookii
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Antipathes caribbeana
[Kings coral]
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Antipathes ceylonensis
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Antipathes chamaemorus
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Antipathes chota
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Antipathes curvata
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Antipathes cylindrica
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Antipathes dendrochristos
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Antipathes densa
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Antipathes dichotoma
[Split-pore black coral]
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Antipathes dissecta
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Antipathes dubia
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Antipathes elegans
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Antipathes erinaceus
[Bristly black coral]
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Antipathes flabellum
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Antipathes fragilis
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Antipathes fruticosa
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Antipathes furcata
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Antipathes galapagensis
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Antipathes gallensis
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Antipathes glutinata
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Antipathes gracilis
[Orange sea fan black coral]
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Antipathes grandiflora
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Antipathes grandis
[Pine coral]
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Antipathes grayi
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Antipathes griggi
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Antipathes herdmanni
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Antipathes hirta
[Bottle brush bush black coral]
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Antipathes hypnoides
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Antipathes indistincta
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Antipathes intermedia
[Small feathery black coral]
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Antipathes irregularis
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Antipathes lenta
[Hair net black coral]
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Antipathes lentipinna
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Antipathes longibrachiata
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Antipathes mediterranea
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Antipathes minor
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Antipathes nilanduensis
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Antipathes pauroclema
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Antipathes plana
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Antipathes plantagenista
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Antipathes pseudodichotoma
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Antipathes regularis
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Antipathes rhipidion
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Antipathes rubra
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Antipathes rubusiformis
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Antipathes salicoides
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Antipathes sarothrum
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Antipathes sealarki
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Antipathes sibogae
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Antipathes simplex
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Antipathes simpsoni
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Antipathes speciosa
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Antipathes spinulosa
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Antipathes ternatensis
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Antipathes thamnoides
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Antipathes umbratica
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Antipathes valdiviae
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Antipathes viminalis
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Antipathes virgata
[Twiggy black coral]
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Antipathes zoothallus
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Arachnopathes aculeata
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Arachnopathes ericoides
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Cirrhipathes anguina
[Wire coral]
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Cirrhipathes contorta
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Cirrhipathes densiflora
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Cirrhipathes diversa
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Cirrhipathes flagellum
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Cirrhipathes gardineri
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Cirrhipathes hainanensis
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Cirrhipathes indica
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Cirrhipathes musculosa
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Cirrhipathes nana
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Cirrhipathes propinqua
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Cirrhipathes rumphii
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Cirrhipathes secchini
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Cirrhipathes sinensis
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Cirrhipathes spiralis
[Spiral coral]
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Cirrhipathes translucens
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Hillopathes ramosa
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Pseudocirrhipathes mapia
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Pteropathes fragilis
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Stichopathes abyssicola
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Stichopathes aggregata
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Stichopathes alcocki
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Stichopathes bournei
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Stichopathes ceylonensis
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Stichopathes contorta
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Stichopathes dissimilis
[Divergent black coral]
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Stichopathes echinulata
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Stichopathes euoplos
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Stichopathes eustropha
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Stichopathes filiformis
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Stichopathes flagellum
[Whip black coral]
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Stichopathes gracilis
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Stichopathes indica
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Stichopathes longispina
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Stichopathes lutkeni
[Black wire coral]
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Stichopathes maldivensis
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Stichopathes occidentalis
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Stichopathes papillosa
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Stichopathes paucispina
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Stichopathes pourtalesi
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Stichopathes regularis
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Stichopathes richardi
[Richard's black coral]
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Stichopathes robusta
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Stichopathes saccula
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Stichopathes semiglabra
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Stichopathes setacea
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Stichopathes seychellensis
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Stichopathes solorensis
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Stichopathes spiessi
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Stichopathes spinosa
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Stichopathes variabilis
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123 Species of Family Antipathidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Allopathes denhartogi Eastern Central Atlantic
Allopathes desbonni Northwest Pacific and Eas
Allopathes robillardi Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes alopecuroides Northwest Atlantic
Antipathes arborea Western Central Atlantic
Antipathes assimilis Chile.
Antipathes atlantica Grey sea fan black coral Western Atlantic
Antipathes barbadensis Scraggly bottle brush black coral Western Atlantic
Antipathes boscii Western Central Atlantic
Antipathes brookii Western Central Pacific
Antipathes caribbeana Kings coral Western Atlantic
Antipathes ceylonensis Indian Ocean
Antipathes chamaemorus Northwest Pacific
Antipathes chota Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes curvata Western Central Pacific
Antipathes cylindrica Western Pacific
Antipathes dendrochristos Eastern Central Pacific
Antipathes densa Northwest Pacific
Antipathes dichotoma Split-pore black coral Cosmopolitan.
Antipathes dissecta Western Central Atlantic
Antipathes dubia Northwest Pacific
Antipathes elegans Indian Ocean
Antipathes erinaceus Bristly black coral Northeast Atlantic
Antipathes flabellum Indian Ocean
Antipathes fragilis Atlantic and the Mediterr
Antipathes fruticosa Southwest Pacific
Antipathes furcata Western Atlantic
Antipathes galapagensis Eastern Pacific
Antipathes gallensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Antipathes glutinata Southwest Pacific
Antipathes gracilis Orange sea fan black coral Western Atlantic
Antipathes grandiflora Northwest Pacific
Antipathes grandis Pine coral Eastern Central Pacific
Antipathes grayi Eastern Atlantic
Antipathes griggi Eastern Central Pacific
Antipathes herdmanni Northwest Pacific
Antipathes hirta Bottle brush bush black coral Western Atlantic
Antipathes hypnoides Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes indistincta Western Central Pacific
Antipathes intermedia Small feathery black coral Pacific Ocean.
Antipathes irregularis Eastern Indian Ocean
Antipathes lenta Hair net black coral Western Atlantic
Antipathes lentipinna Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes longibrachiata Indo-West Pacific
Antipathes mediterranea Mediterranean
Antipathes minor Chile.
Antipathes nilanduensis Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes pauroclema Northwest Pacific
Antipathes plana Pacific Ocean
Antipathes plantagenista Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes pseudodichotoma Northwest Pacific
Antipathes regularis Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes rhipidion Western Central Atlantic
Antipathes rubra Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes rubusiformis Eastern Central Atlantic
Antipathes salicoides Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes sarothrum Northwest Pacific
Antipathes sealarki Western Indian Ocean
Antipathes sibogae Western Central Pacific
Antipathes simplex Western Central Pacific
Antipathes simpsoni Myanmar.
Antipathes speciosa Southwest Atlantic
Antipathes spinulosa Western Central Pacific
Antipathes ternatensis Western Central Pacific
Antipathes thamnoides Western Central Pacific
Antipathes umbratica Western Central Atlantic
Antipathes valdiviae Eastern Indian Ocean
Antipathes viminalis Eastern Central Atlantic
Antipathes virgata Twiggy black coral Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Antipathes zoothallus Northwest Pacific
Arachnopathes aculeata Western Central Pacific
Arachnopathes ericoides Indian Ocean
Cirrhipathes anguina Wire coral Indo-Pacific.
Cirrhipathes contorta Western Central Pacific
Cirrhipathes densiflora Northwest Pacific
Cirrhipathes diversa Indo-West Pacific
Cirrhipathes flagellum Eastern Central Atlantic
Cirrhipathes gardineri Western Indian Ocean
Cirrhipathes hainanensis Northwest Pacific
Cirrhipathes indica Indian Ocean
Cirrhipathes musculosa Western Pacific
Cirrhipathes nana Western Central Pacific
Cirrhipathes propinqua Western Central Pacific
Cirrhipathes rumphii Indo-West Pacific.
Cirrhipathes secchini Southwest Atlantic
Cirrhipathes sinensis Northwest Pacific
Cirrhipathes spiralis Spiral coral Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Cirrhipathes translucens Western Central Pacific
Hillopathes ramosa Western Central Pacific
Pseudocirrhipathes mapia Indo-West Pacific
Pteropathes fragilis Southwest Atlantic and th
Stichopathes abyssicola Eastern Atlantic and Nort
Stichopathes aggregata Western Central Pacific
Stichopathes alcocki Eastern Indian Ocean
Stichopathes bournei Northwest Pacific
Stichopathes ceylonensis Indo-West Pacific
Stichopathes contorta Indo-West Pacific
Stichopathes dissimilis Divergent black coral Northeast Atlantic
Stichopathes echinulata Indian Ocean and Eastern
Stichopathes euoplos Eastern Central Atlantic
Stichopathes eustropha Northwest Pacific
Stichopathes filiformis Eastern Atlantic and West
Stichopathes flagellum Whip black coral Eastern Atlantic
Stichopathes gracilis Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W
Stichopathes indica Western Indian Ocean
Stichopathes longispina Western Indian Ocean
Stichopathes lutkeni Black wire coral Western Atlantic
Stichopathes maldivensis Western Indian Ocean
Stichopathes occidentalis Central Atlantic.
Stichopathes papillosa Eastern Indian Ocean
Stichopathes paucispina Western Central Pacific
Stichopathes pourtalesi Western Central Atlantic.
Stichopathes regularis Indian Ocean
Stichopathes richardi Richard's black coral Northeast Atlantic
Stichopathes robusta Northeast Atlantic
Stichopathes saccula Western Pacific
Stichopathes semiglabra Western Pacific
Stichopathes setacea Northeast Atlantic
Stichopathes seychellensis Western Indian Ocean
Stichopathes solorensis Western Central Pacific
Stichopathes spiessi Northeast Pacific
Stichopathes spinosa Northwest Pacific
Stichopathes variabilis Western Pacific



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