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Antipathes barbadensis

Antipathes barbadensis

scraggly bottle brush black coral·(Brook, 1889)

GBIF:193960709

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine

Characteristics

Extant

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions.

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Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide.

engscraggly bottle brush black coral
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Source: Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Cutress, W.C. Jaap, D.G. Fautin, R.J. Larson, G.R. Harbison, M.N. Arai & D.M. Opresko. (2002). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd ed. <em>American Fisheries Society Special Publication, Bethesda, Maryland.</em> 28:1-115.

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References(5)

  • 1

    Cairns, S.D., D.M. Opresko, T.S. Hopkins & W.W. Schroeder. (1993). New records of deep-water Cnidaria (Scleractinia & Antipatharia) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Northeast Gulf Science.</em> 13(1): 1-11.

    additional source
  • 2

    Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World.

    basis of record
  • 3

    Opresko, D. M. (1974). A study of the classification of the Antipatharia (Coelenterata:Anthozoa) with re-descriptions of eleven species. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Miami, 193 pp.• Miami, FL.

    additional source
  • 4

    Warner, G.F. (1981). Species descriptions and ecological observations of black corals (Antipatharia) from Trinidad. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 31(1):147-163.

    additional source
  • 5

    Wirtz, Peter. 2001. New records of marine invertebrates from the Cape Verde Islands. Arquipelago Boletim da Universidade dos Acores Ciencias Biologicas e Marinhas 18(A): 81-84.

    additional source
  • Source Information

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    193960709
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    4283747
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1564593
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026