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> Myriopathes ulex
Updated 3/25/2013
Family
Myriopathidae
HAWAII
Myriopathes
ulex
DENSE FEATHERY BLACK CORAL
This shrubby
species has clusters of pinnate, feather-like branches in a single plane
with a diameter exceeding 2mm. Common at select sites in
deeper water. Orange, brown or white. Occasionally used for jewelry.
Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. Formerly known as Antipathes ulex. |
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