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grey sea fan black coral
Antipathes atlantica
Classification
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Antipatharia
- Family
- Antipathidae
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Antipathes is a genus of coral in the order Antipatharia, composed of black coral (so named for its black skeleton). Distinct features vary greatly within this genus: it contains symmetrically aligned as well as irregularly shaped corals, a range of different colors, and colonies that can be either sparsely branched or closely packed. polyps for these corals have six tentacles that are each lined with stinging cells.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2,759Cuba · 4
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