SM143 Antipathes furcata
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Key Details
| SMID | SM143 |
| Catami | - |
| Identification Features | Fan-shaped colonies, with branches that grow in narrow angles, and terminal branches reaching lengths of 5 cm or more without becoming sub-branched. Colour greyish brown to white. This species can be distinguished from A. atlantica by generally being less densely branched, as well as having much longer terminal branches. |
| Year Identified | no data |
| Verification Status | ID from Image Only |
| Physical Sample | no data |
| WoRMS AphiaID | 103312 |
Taxonomy
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Antipatharia |
| Family | Antipathidae |
| Genus | Antipathes |
| Species | Antipathes furcata |
Morphology
| Cnidaria |
| Corals |
| Black and Octocorals |
| Branching 3D |
| Irregular branching |
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