species: Antipathes sp. 1 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Antipathes sp. 1


©Anne Hoggett: Antipathes sp. 1 at Lizard Island, reef front, 20 to 22 m depth. Thanks to Joe Rowlett for the genus-level id.

©Anne Hoggett: Antipathes sp. 1 at Lizard Island, reef front, 20 to 22 m depth. Thanks to Joe Rowlett (Field Museum, Chicago) for the genus-level id based on sparse branching and uneven tentacle size.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Antipatharia
Family Antipathidae
Genus Antipathes
Species Antipathes sp. 1

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Distinguishing features

This is not A. grandis (which has longer and thinner branchlets) and not A. arborea (which has thicker branches).

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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