Antipathidae


Antipathidae is a family of corals in the order Antipatharia, commonly known as black corals. They are generally considered a deep-water taxon; however, some of the most diverse communities are known from tropical shallow waters.

Taxonomy

This family contains the following genera according to the World Register of Marine Species:Allopathes Opresko & Cairns, 1994 -- 3 speciesAntipathes Pallas, 1766 -- 66 speciesCirrhipathes de Blainville, 1830 -- 16 speciesHillopathes van Pesch, 1914 -- 1 speciesPseudocirrhipathes Bo & al., 2009 -- 1 speciesPteropathes Brook, 1889 -- 1 speciesStichopathes Brook, 1889 -- 34 species