Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Bushy Black Coral
Antipathes caribbeana
Bushy Black Coral
Category: Black Corals
Scientific Name: Antipathes caribbeana
Size: 2 to 12 ft. (60 cm to 3.5 m)  
Depth: 40-300 ft. (12-90 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum) Cnidarians
└Anthozoa (Subphylum) Sea Anemones and Corals
 └Hexacorallia (Class) Hexacorallians
  └Antipatharia (Order) Black Corals
   └Antipathidae (Family)
    └Antipathes (Genus)
     └A. caribbeana (Species)
WoRMS ID: 283884🔗
iNaturalist ID: 255993🔗

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