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Bathypathes sp., 549 m West Florida Escarpment, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-Pelagic Research Services. Identification by D. Wagner.
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Bathypathes sp., 400 m Roatan, Honduras. Photograph courtesy of NOAA DeepCAST I Expedition. Identification by P. Etnoyer.
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Bathypathes sp., 452 m Gulf of Mexico Image courtesy of NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition.
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Bathypathes sp., 2081 m Gulf of Mexico Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017.
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DFO 2010, in situ
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Leiopathes cf. glaberrima, 421 m West Florida Escarpment, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-Pelagic Research Services. Identification by D. Wagner.
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Leiopathes cf. glaberrima, 420 m West Florida Escarpment, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-Pelagic Research Services. Identification by D. Wagner.
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Leiopathes cf. glaberrima, 443 m West Florida Escarpment, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-Pelagic Research Services. Identification by D. Wagner.
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Leiopathes cf. glaberrima, 409 m West Florida Escarpment, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-Pelagic Research Services. Identification by D. Wagner.
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Leiopathes sp., 544 m Gulf of Mexico, Deep Sea Systems-Schmidt Ocean Institute. Photograph courtesy of Deep Sea Systems, Schmidt Ocean Institute. Identification by P. Etnoyer.
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Parantipathes sp., 1858 m Gulf of Mexico. Image courtesy of NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2014 Expedition.
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Stichopathes sp., 80 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. At this time, this species cannot be assigned to any nominal species; however, not all nominal species in this genus have been adequately characterized. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.
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Stichopathes sp., 626 m West Florida Escarpment, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-Pelagic Research Services. Identification by D. Wagner.
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Antipathes furcata, 50-135 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.
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Antipathes falkorae sp. nov. Holotype, MTQ G80067: image of colony showing branching pattern. Source: Figure 4B in Horowitz, J.; Opresko, D.; Molodtsova, T. N.; Molodtsova, T. N.; Beaman, R. J.; Cowman, P. F.; Bridge, T. C. (2022). Five new species of black coral (Anthozoa; Antipatharia) from the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, Australia. Zootaxa. 5213(1): 1-35., available online at (https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5213.1.1)
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Tanacetipathes cf. thamnea, 75-90 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. Specimens from the Flower Garden Banks differ from the typical form of this species in being more densely branched and having shorter primary pinnules. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.
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Antipathes atlantica, 60-100 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.
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Aphanipathes pedata, 60-130 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. Specimens from the Flower Garden Banks have larger polypar spines than those described for the type specimen, which was collected from the Caribbean. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.
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Stichopathes pourtalesi, 75-110 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.
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Stichopathes poutalesi, 300 m Bermuda. Photograph courtesy of A. Rogers and XL Catlin Deep Ocean Survey. Identifications by D. Wagner. For more information see: Wagner D & Shuler A (2017). The black coral fauna (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of Bermuda with new records. Zootaxa 4344(2): 367-379.
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Acanthopathes thyoides, 100-130 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67.