Antipatharia
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Introduction
Commonly referred to as Black Corals.
Characteristics
Black corals are colonial animals with non-retractile polyps, typically with only six simple tentacles, that are united in a thin membrane-like coenenchyme, nestled between the thorns of the flexible proteinaceous axis. The erect axis can be very bushy or unbranched and whip like. The whips are often spirally coiled, may grow to 5 metres in length and commonly yellow or brown. The bush species may be yellow, orange or white. Black corals are uncommon at less than 20 metres of depth. The colonies can be male, female or hermaphrodite.[1]
Classification
Gallery
Resources
- Antipatharia - Wikipedia
- FAQs on Black Corals - WetWebMedia
References
- ↑ (Mather Bennett 1994): Mather, P., Bennett, I., A coral reef handbook, Surrey Beatty and Sons: Chipping Norton, 1994.
