Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Myriopathes panamensis
coral negro, Black coral
Form large branching colonies of pinnules (4-6 mm long) arranged bilaterally and alternatively, Depth: 3-50 m
Found on vertical rocky substrates, in weak current between 3-50 m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Antipatharia
Family
Myriopathidae
Genus
Myriopathes
Species
panamensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Antipathes panamensis Pallas, 1766
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: From the Gulf of California, of Panama including Galapagos Island.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Bustamante, R.H. Vinueza, L.R., Smith, F., Banks, S., Calvopiña, M., Francisco, V., Chiriboga, A., Harris, J. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas I: Organismos sésiles y mesoinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 38-67.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (2008) A field guide to corals and other radiates of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 162 pp.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (1998) A Field Guide to Sea Stars and other Echinoderms of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 83 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Myriopathes panamensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7896. Accessed 8 June 2026.