Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Hair Net Black Coral
Antipathes lenta
Hair Net Black Coral
Category: Black Corals
Scientific Name: Antipathes lenta
Size: 4 to 10 in. (10 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 80-250 ft. (25-75 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, South Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Antipatharia (Order)
   └Antipathidae (Family)
    └Antipathes (Genus)
     └A. lenta (Species)
WoRMS ID: 283909🔗
iNaturalist ID: 255994🔗

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