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Elathopathes abientina

Description Elathopathes abientina, 55-150 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico.

Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. There is considerable variability in the size, number and arrangement of the pinnules in specimens that have been assigned to this species. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67. Author NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP JPG file - 913.75 kB - 1 791 x 1 240 pixels added on 2017-03-30760 viewsDeep-Sea taxaDigital photo, entire species Elatopathes abietina (Pourtalès, 1874)checked Molodtsova, Tina 2020-05-12

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