Black Coral

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf coral reef
gptkbp:alternativeName Antipatharian coral
gptkbp:class gptkb:Anthozoa
gptkbp:color Black
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Black_Coral
gptkbp:conservationStatus gptkb:CITES_Appendix_II
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Hawaiian jewelry
Symbol of protection in some cultures
gptkbp:depthRange 20-1000 meters
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Ellis
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance Valuable for jewelry
gptkbp:feedingType Suspension feeder
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1758
gptkbp:growthForm Whip-like
Tree-like
gptkbp:habitat Deep sea
Tropical and subtropical oceans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Coral
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:legalStatus Harvesting regulated in many countries
gptkbp:lifespan Hundreds to thousands of years
gptkbp:notableSpecies Antipathes dichotoma
Cirrhipathes spiralis
Stichopathes lutkeni
gptkbp:order gptkb:Antipatharia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Cnidaria
gptkbp:polypArrangement Single row or multiple rows
gptkbp:polypType Small polyps
gptkbp:predators gptkb:Starfish
Snails
gptkbp:protectedBy Regulated by CITES
gptkbp:region gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Hawaiian_Islands
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Indo-Pacific
gptkbp:reproduction Asexual
Sexual
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Antipatharia
gptkbp:skeletonColor Black
gptkbp:skeletonType Proteinaceous
gptkbp:structure Flexible
Branched
gptkbp:symbiosisWith None (generally azooxanthellate)
gptkbp:threats Habitat destruction
Overharvesting
gptkbp:uses gptkb:jewelry
Ornamental purposes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Long_May_You_Run
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7