Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Feathery Black Coral
Myriopathes ulex
Feathery Black Coral
Category: Black Corals
Scientific Name: Myriopathes ulex
Size: Up to 4 ft. (120 cm)  
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Central Pacific, Hawaii
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Antipatharia (Order)
   └Myriopathidae (Family)
    └Myriopathes (Genus)
     └M. ulex (Species)
WoRMS ID: 290441🔗
iNaturalist ID: 206858🔗

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