Antipathidae

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Rank Family		Scientific name Antipathidae Higher classification Black coral Order Black coral

Similar Black coral, Antipathes, Cirrhipathes, Cnidaria, Anthozoa

Antipathidae is a family of the order Antipatharia ("black corals").

Taxonomy

This family contains the following genera according to the World Register of Marine Species:

genus Allopathes Opresko & Cairns, 1994 -- 3 species

genus Antipathes Pallas, 1766 -- 66 species

genus Cirrhipathes de Blainville, 1830 -- 16 species

genus Hillopathes van Pesch, 1914 -- 1 species

genus Pseudocirrhipathes Bo & al., 2009 -- 1 species

genus Pteropathes Brook, 1889 -- 1 species

genus Stichopathes Brook, 1889 -- 34 species

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