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Molodtsova, T. N.; Opresko, D. M. (2017). Black corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. Marine Biodiversity.
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10.1007/s12526-017-0659-6 [view]
Molodtsova, T. N.; Opresko, D. M.
2017
Black corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone
Marine Biodiversity
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The antipatharian fauna of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone is discussed. Five species of black corals from three genera were identified in collections from this area, including one new species. A list is provided of the 15 species of antipatharians that have been collected at depths greater than 3000 m, and a figure is included that shows the bathymetric distribution of all genera in the order. A new genus, Alternatipathes, in the family Schizopathidae is also described herein.
Pacific Ocean
Systematics, Taxonomy
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