Summary ²

Black corals (Antipatharia) are a group of deep water, tree-like corals. Black corals were previously classified in the taxon Ceriantipatharia with the ceriantharians, but were later reclassified under Hexacorallia.

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1. (c) Dr Cherisse Du Preez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dr Cherisse Du Preez
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipatharia

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• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Register of Marine Species

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