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Wire Coral

Wire Coral - Cirrhipathes leutkeni - Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas

Wire Coral - Cirrhipathes leutkeni - Turks and Caicos

Turks and Caicos

Wire Coral - Cirrhipathes leutkeni - Aruba

Aruba

Wire Coral - Cirrhipathes leutkeni - Turks and Caicos

Turks and Caicos

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Wire Coral

Scientific Name: Cirrhipathes leutkeni

Order: Antipatharia

Family: Antipathidae

Category: Black Corals

Size: 1 to 14 ft. (30 cm to 4.2 m)

Depth: 45-400 ft. (15-120 m)

Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

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