How deep does the Split-Pore Black Coral live?

The Split-Pore Black Coral (Antipathes dichotoma) is typically found at 18–120 m.

Split-Pore Black Coral

Antipathes dichotoma

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 18–120 m

Despite the name, this black coral grows in branching bushy colonies whose pale living tissue belies the dark horny skeleton beneath. It prefers deeper reef slopes with current, between about 18 and 120 metres, catching plankton as the water sweeps past.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Antipatharia › Antipathidae › Antipathes

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 103309.

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How deep does the Split-Pore Black Coral live?: The Split-Pore Black Coral (Antipathes dichotoma) is typically found at 18–120 m.