Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Gray Sea Fan Black Coral
Antipathes atlantica
Gray Sea Fan Black Coral
Category: Black Corals
Scientific Name: Antipathes atlantica
Size: 1 to 4 ft. (30 cm to 1.2 m)  
Depth: 60-300 ft. (18-90 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Cnidaria (Phylum) Cnidarians
└Anthozoa (Subphylum) Sea Anemones and Corals
 └Hexacorallia (Class) Hexacorallians
  └Antipatharia (Order) Black Corals
   └Antipathidae (Family)
    └Antipathes (Genus)
     └A. atlantica (Species)
WoRMS ID: 283882🔗
iNaturalist ID: 293236🔗

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