Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hawaiian Black Coral
Antipathes griggi
Hawaiian Black Coral
Category: Black Corals
Scientific Name: Antipathes griggi
Size: Up to 4 ft. (120 cm)  
Depth: 30-500 ft. (10-152 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Antipatharia (Order)
   └Antipathidae (Family)
    └Antipathes (Genus)
     └A. griggi (Species)

Corals
Black Corals

Hawaiian Black Coral

Hair Net Black Coral

Bushy Black Coral

Common Wire Coral

Wire Coral

Feathery Black Coral

Feather Black Coral

Gray Sea Fan Black Coral



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