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Myriopathes lata is a rather large growing black coral, which is so far only known from the Sea of Japan between Korea around the island of Ulleungdo (Korea) and around Misaki, Japan.
Although the coral lives in shallow, light-penetrated ocean depths, it has not formed a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae, but specializes in capturing drifting zooplankton.
This species settles on rocky substrates in varying sizes and colors and is the most common species on Jejudo Island (Korea).
Only one colony was found where there is very little light, on the surface of a canyon between large rocks on Ulleungdo Island.
Synonym: Antipathes lata Silberfeld, 1909
Source:
Park J, De Grave S, Park T. 2020.
On the genus Mesopontonia Bruce, 1967 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in Korea, with the description of a new species.
PeerJ 8:e10190 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10190
Although the coral lives in shallow, light-penetrated ocean depths, it has not formed a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae, but specializes in capturing drifting zooplankton.
This species settles on rocky substrates in varying sizes and colors and is the most common species on Jejudo Island (Korea).
Only one colony was found where there is very little light, on the surface of a canyon between large rocks on Ulleungdo Island.
Synonym: Antipathes lata Silberfeld, 1909
Source:
Park J, De Grave S, Park T. 2020.
On the genus Mesopontonia Bruce, 1967 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in Korea, with the description of a new species.
PeerJ 8:e10190 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10190
