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Bathypathes

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Bathypathes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Antipatharia
Family: Schizopathidae
Genus: Bathypathes
Brook, 1889
Species

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Synonyms

Bathypathes (Eubathypathes) van Pesch, 1914

Bathypathes is a genus of black coral in the family Schizopathidae.

Species

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Fourteen species are currently recognized in the genus.[1]

  • Bathypathes alaskensis Opresko & Molodtsova, 2021
  • Bathypathes bayeri Opresko, 2001
  • Bathypathes bifida Thompson, 1905
  • Bathypathes conferta (Brook, 1889)
  • Bathypathes erotema Schultze, 1903
  • Bathypathes galatheae Pasternak, 1977
  • Bathypathes patula Brook, 1889
  • Bathypathes platycaulus Totton, 1923
  • Bathypathes plenispina Brook, 1889
  • Bathypathes ptiloides Opresko & Molodtsova, 2021
  • Bathypathes robusta (Gravier, 1918)
  • Bathypathes seculata Opresko, 2005
  • Bathypathes tiburonae Opresko & Molodtsova, 2021
  • Bathypathes pseudoalternata Opresko & Molodtsova, 2021[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2022). "World List of Antipatharia. Bathypathes Brook, 1889". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Hofschneider, Anita (2022-02-11). "Scientists Find A New Black Coral 'Hidden In Plain Sight' In The Pacific". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  3. ^ Molodtsova, T. N.; Opresko, D. M.; Wagner, D. (2022). "Description of a new and widely distributed species of Bathypathes (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia: Schizopathidae) previously misidentified as Bathypathes alternata Brook, 1889". PeerJ. 10: e12638. doi:10.7717/peerj.12638. PMC 8833236. PMID 35186449.