Catalogue of the Antipatharia (black corals, phylum Cnidaria) collected by the IN2021_V04 and IN2022_V08 expeditions to the Australian Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territories

Jeremy Horowitz

Museum Victoria Science Reports: No. 28: 1–125 (2024)

DOI: hhttps://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.28

Abstract

In this catalogue, 17 species belonging to 11 genera and 6 families of black corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) collected by the IN2021_V04 and IN2022_V08 expeditions to the Australian Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territories are described and illustrated.

Keywords

antipatharians, black coral, Indian Ocean Territories, illustrated catalogue, biodiversity, species discovery, deep-sea

Citation

Jeremy Horowitz. 2024. Catalogue of the Antipatharia (black corals, phylum Cnidaria) collected by the IN2021_V04 and IN2022_V08 expeditions to the Australian Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territories. Museum Victoria Science Reports 28: 1–25
https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.28

Publication date: 28 june 2024

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