Bathypathes

Bathypathes
	Feather pen-like coral (Bathypathes sp.) at 2467 meters water depth. California, Davidson Seamount
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Antipatharia
Family:	Schizopathidae
Genus:	Bathypathes ; Brook, 1889
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Bathypathes (Eubathypathes) van Pesch, 1914

Last updated September 29, 2025

Bathypathes is a genus of black coral in the family Schizopathidae.

Species

Fourteen species are currently recognized in the genus.^[1]

Bathypathes alaskensis Opresko & Molodtsova, 2021
Bathypathes bayeri Opresko, 2001
Bathypathes bifida Thompson, 1905
Bathypathes conferta (Brook, 1889)
Bathypathes erotema Schultze, 1903
Bathypathes galatheae Pasternak, 1977
Bathypathes patula Brook, 1889
Bathypathes platycaulus Totton, 1923
Bathypathes plenispina Brook, 1889
Bathypathes ptiloides Opresko & Molodtsova, 2021
Bathypathes robusta (Gravier, 1918)
Bathypathes seculata Opresko, 2005
Bathypathes thermophila Chimienti, 2022
Bathypathes tiburonae Opresko & Molodtsova, 2022
Bathypathes pseudoalternataOpresko & Molodtsova, 2021^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2022). "World List of Antipatharia. Bathypathes Brook, 1889". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 10 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Hofschneider, Anita (2022-02-11). "Scientists Find A New Black Coral 'Hidden In Plain Sight' In The Pacific". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
↑ Molodtsova, T. N.; Opresko, D. M.; Wagner, D. (2022). "Description of a new and widely distributed species of Bathypathes (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia: Schizopathidae) previously misidentified as Bathypathes alternata Brook, 1889". PeerJ. 10 e12638. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12638 . PMC 8833236 . PMID 35186449.

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[1] Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2022). "World List of Antipatharia. Bathypathes Brook, 1889". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 10 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Hofschneider, Anita (2022-02-11). "Scientists Find A New Black Coral 'Hidden In Plain Sight' In The Pacific". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-14.

[3] Molodtsova, T. N.; Opresko, D. M.; Wagner, D. (2022). "Description of a new and widely distributed species of Bathypathes (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia: Schizopathidae) previously misidentified as Bathypathes alternata Brook, 1889". PeerJ. 10 e12638. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12638 . PMC 8833236 . PMID 35186449.

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