Antipathes paniculata, Print, Antipathes is a genus of coral in the order Antipatharia, composed of black coral (so named for its black skeleton). Distinct features vary greatly within this genus: it contains symmetrically aligned as well as irregularly shaped corals, a range of different colors, and colonies that can be either sparsely branched or closely packed. polyps for these corals have six tentacles that are each lined with stinging their reef-building cousins, these coral lack photosynthesizing algae and are not restricted to the lighter surface regions. They prefer to liv

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