Leiopathes glaberrima

Author
Esper, 1792
Common Names
  • Smooth Black Coral

Edit

1
Min Depth
37 meters
Max Depth
475 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Caribbean Sea, Bahamas, southeast United States (warm temperate waters south of Cape Hatteras to Key Largo), Eastern Atlantic
Habitat-Biology
  • outer continental shelf (50–200 m)
  • slope (200–3000 m)
  • benthic
References

  • Cairns, S. D., D. M. Opresko, T. S. Hopkins, and W. W. Schroe-der. 1993. New records of deep-water Cnidaria (Scleractinia & Antipatharia) from the Gulf of Mexico. Northeast Gulf Science 13: 1–11.

  • Opresko, D. M. 1974. A study of the classification of the Antipatharia (Coelenterata:Anthozoa) with redescriptions of eleven species [PhD dissertation.] University of Miami, Miami, Florida. 193 pp.

Endnotes

  • Additional record for southeast GMx, USNM 52280.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Opresko, D. M. 2009. Antipatharia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 359–363 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-09-2024.

External Resources
Search for "Leiopathes glaberrima" in:
Obis Map Block