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Family: Schizopathidae



(See list of species below)


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49 species (see list below)
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Abyssopathes lyra
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Abyssopathes lyriformis
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Alternatipathes alternata
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Alternatipathes bipinnata
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Alternatipathes mirabilis
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Alternatipathes venusta
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Bathypathes alaskensis
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Bathypathes bayeri
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Bathypathes bifida
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Bathypathes conferta
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Bathypathes erotema
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Bathypathes galatheae
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Bathypathes patula
[Patulous black coral]
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Bathypathes platycaulus
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Bathypathes pseudoalternata
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Bathypathes ptiloides
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Bathypathes seculata
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Bathypathes tenuis
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Bathypathes thermophila
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Bathypathes tiburonae
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Dendrobathypathes boutillieri
[Boutillier's black coral]
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Dendrobathypathes fragilis
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Dendrobathypathes grandis
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Dendrobathypathes isocrada
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Dendropathes bacotaylorae
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Lillipathes lillei
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Lillipathes quadribrachiata
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Lillipathes ritamariae
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Lillipathes wingi
[Wing's black coral]
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Parantipathes euantha
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Parantipathes helicosticha
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Parantipathes hirondelle
[Hirondelle black coral]
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Parantipathes laricides
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Parantipathes larix
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Parantipathes pluma
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Parantipathes tetrasticha
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Parantipathes wolffi
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Saropathes margaritae
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Saropathes scoparia
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Schizopathes affinis
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Schizopathes amplispina
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Schizopathes crassa
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Stauropathes arctica
[Arctic black coral]
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Stauropathes monopinnata
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Stauropathes punctata
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Stauropathes staurocrada
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Taxipathes recta
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Umbellapathes helioanthes
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Umbellapathes parva
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Abyssopathes lyra Indian Ocean and Atlantic 1889
Abyssopathes lyriformis Central Pacific, Antarcti 2002
Alternatipathes alternata Indo-Pacific, Western Cen 1889
Alternatipathes bipinnata Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Alternatipathes mirabilis Eastern Central Pacific 2021
Alternatipathes venusta Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Bathypathes alaskensis Eastern Central Pacific 2021
Bathypathes bayeri Southeast Pacific 2001
Bathypathes bifida Antarctic 1905
Bathypathes conferta Northeast Pacific and Ant 1889
Bathypathes erotema Antarctica. 1903
Bathypathes galatheae Panama. 1977
Bathypathes patula Patulous black coral Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1889
Bathypathes platycaulus Southwest Pacific and the 1923
Bathypathes pseudoalternata Southwest Pacific and the 2022
Bathypathes ptiloides Southwest Pacific and the 2021
Bathypathes seculata Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Bathypathes tenuis Antarctic Pacific and Ind 1889
Bathypathes thermophila Western Indian Ocean 2022
Bathypathes tiburonae Western Indian Ocean 2021
Dendrobathypathes boutillieri Boutillier's black coral Northern Pacific 2005
Dendrobathypathes fragilis Northwest Pacific 2005
Dendrobathypathes grandis Antarctic Atlantic 2002
Dendrobathypathes isocrada Australia and New Zealand 2002
Dendropathes bacotaylorae Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Lillipathes lillei Western Pacific and Antar 1923
Lillipathes quadribrachiata Indonesia. 1914
Lillipathes ritamariae Eastern Central Pacific 2010
Lillipathes wingi Wing's black coral Northern Pacific 2005
Parantipathes euantha Northwest Pacific 1958
Parantipathes helicosticha Eastern Indian Ocean 1999
Parantipathes hirondelle Hirondelle black coral Eastern Atlantic. 2006
Parantipathes laricides Western Central Pacific 1914
Parantipathes larix Atlantic and the Mediterr 1790
Parantipathes pluma Atlantic and the Mediterr 2021
Parantipathes tetrasticha Western Atlantic. 1868
Parantipathes wolffi Western Central Atlantic 1977
Saropathes margaritae Western Central Atlantic 2005
Saropathes scoparia Southwest Pacific 1923
Schizopathes affinis Western Pacific and Atlan 1889
Schizopathes amplispina Western Indian Ocean 1997
Schizopathes crassa Atlantic Ocean and Easter 1889
Stauropathes arctica Arctic black coral Northwest Atlantic 1871
Stauropathes monopinnata Eastern Central Pacific a 2025
Stauropathes punctata Eastern Central Pacific a 1905
Stauropathes staurocrada Western Central Pacific 2002
Taxipathes recta Southeast Atlantic 1889
Umbellapathes helioanthes Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Umbellapathes parva Eastern Central Pacific 2021



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