ERMS image


Tanacetipathes cf. thamnea
Tanacetipathes cf. thamnea
Description Tanacetipathes cf. thamnea, 75-90 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico.

Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. Specimens from the Flower Garden Banks differ from the typical form of this species in being more densely branched and  having shorter primary pinnules. For more information see: Opresko DM, Nuttall MF, Hickerson EL (2016). Black corals of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Gulf of Mexico Science 2016(1): 47-67. Author NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP JPG file - 1.27 MB - 1 791 x 1 309 pixels added on 2017-03-30630 viewsERMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Tanacetipathes Opresko, 2001checked Molodtsova, Tina 2020-05-12
Comment Comment (0)
[Add comment]

Disclaimer: ERMS does not exercise any editorial control over the information displayed here. However, if you come across any misidentifications, spelling mistakes or low quality pictures, your comments would be very much appreciated. You can reach us by emailing info@marinespecies.org, we will correct the information or remove the image from the website when necessary or in case of doubt.