Plumapathes pennacea is a species of black coral in the order Antipatharia. It is found in the tropical Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in deep reef...

Plumapathes is a genus of black coral in the order Antipatharia. Species included in this genus are: Plumapathes fernandezi (Pourtalès, 1874) Plumapathes...

greatest diversity in tropics. Hexacorallia Antipatharia Black coral Plumapathes pennacea Bushy colonies with slender branches. Axial skeleton of dark-coloured...

and feeding on plankton. The living tissue of black corals such as Plumapathes pennacea may grow over the surface of this barnacle. Black corals are mostly...