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Family: Myriopathidae (See list of species below)

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31 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Antipathella aperta []	No picture found Antipathella fiordensis []	No picture found Antipathella strigosa []
Antipathella subpinnata [Black coral]	Antipathella wollastoni []	No picture found Cupressopathes abies []
No picture found Cupressopathes gracilis []	No picture found Cupressopathes paniculata []	No picture found Cupressopathes pumila []
No picture found Myriopathes bifaria []	No picture found Myriopathes catharinae []	Myriopathes japonica []
Myriopathes lata []	No picture found Myriopathes myriophylla []	No picture found Myriopathes panamensis []
No picture found Myriopathes rugosa []	No picture found Myriopathes spinosa []	No picture found Myriopathes stechowi []
No picture found Myriopathes ulex [Feathery black coral]	No picture found Plumapathes fernandezi []	No picture found Plumapathes pennacea [Feather black coral]
No picture found Tanacetipathes barbadensis []	Tanacetipathes cavernicola []	No picture found Tanacetipathes hirta []
No picture found Tanacetipathes longipinnula []	Tanacetipathes spinescens []	No picture found Tanacetipathes squamosa []
No picture found Tanacetipathes tanacetum [Bottle brush black coral]	No picture found Tanacetipathes thalassoros []	No picture found Tanacetipathes thamnea []
Tanacetipathes wirtzi []

31 Species of Family Myriopathidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Antipathella aperta		Southwest Pacific
Antipathella fiordensis		Southwest Pacific
Antipathella strigosa		Southwest Pacific
Antipathella subpinnata	Black coral	Eastern Central Pacific,
Antipathella wollastoni		Eastern Atlantic
Cupressopathes abies		Indo-West Pacific.
Cupressopathes gracilis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Cupressopathes paniculata		Indo-West Pacific
Cupressopathes pumila		Indonesia and Pakistan.
Myriopathes bifaria		Northwest Pacific
Myriopathes catharinae		Northwest Pacific
Myriopathes japonica		Western Pacific
Myriopathes lata		Northwest Pacific
Myriopathes myriophylla		Indo-West Pacific.
Myriopathes panamensis		Eastern Pacific.
Myriopathes rugosa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Myriopathes spinosa		Indian Ocean
Myriopathes stechowi		Northwest Pacific
Myriopathes ulex	Feathery black coral	Indo-Pacific.
Plumapathes fernandezi		Southwest Atlantic
Plumapathes pennacea	Feather black coral	Western Central Pacific a
Tanacetipathes barbadensis		Western Atlantic.
Tanacetipathes cavernicola		Northeast Atlantic
Tanacetipathes hirta		Western Central Atlantic.
Tanacetipathes longipinnula		Southwest Atlantic
Tanacetipathes spinescens		Eastern Central Atlantic
Tanacetipathes squamosa		Northeast Atlantic
Tanacetipathes tanacetum	Bottle brush black coral	Western Atlantic
Tanacetipathes thalassoros		Southwest Atlantic
Tanacetipathes thamnea		Western Atlantic
Tanacetipathes wirtzi		Portugal.

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