Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)

Corals
Black Corals

Feathery Black Coral

Feather Black Coral

Gray Sea Fan Black Coral

Hawaiian Black Coral

Hair Net Black Coral

Bushy Black Coral

Common Wire Coral

Wire Coral



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