Stichopathes sp., 80 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. At this time, this species cannot be assigned to any nominal species; however, not all nominal species in this genus have been adequately characterized. 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.
Stichopathes pourtalesi, 75-110 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-FGBNMS/UNCW-UVP. Identifications by D. Opresko. 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.
Stichopathes poutalesi, 300 m Bermuda. Photograph courtesy of A. Rogers and XL Catlin Deep Ocean Survey. Identifications by D. Wagner. For more information see: Wagner D & Shuler A (2017). The black coral fauna (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of Bermuda with new records. Zootaxa 4344(2): 367-379.