Antipathes dendrochristos
| Antipathes dendrochristos | |
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| Growing off the coast of California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Antipatharia |
| Family: | Antipathidae |
| Genus: | Antipathes |
| Species: | A. dendrochristos |
| Binomial name | |
| Antipathes dendrochristos Opresko, 2005 | |
Antipathes dendrochristos, commonly known as Christmas tree coral, is a species of colonial coral in the order Antipatharia,[1] the black corals, so named because their calcareous skeletons are black.
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Antipathes dendrochristos Opresko, 2005". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-11-24.