Black Corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from the Southwestern Atlantic Author Lima, Manuela M. Author Cordeiro, Ralf T. S. Author Perez, Carlos D. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-11-05 4692 1 1 67 journal article 24975 10.11646/zootaxa.4692.1.1 ead7ec31-b9d4-49f3-a006-a67fff6ad623 1175-5326 3528942 F054DC68-6A7E-4C80-9094-8ECCA4502CD6 Genus Cladopathes Brook, 1889 Type-species. Cladopathes plumosa Brook, 1889 (by original designation). Diagnosis. “Primary pinnules arranged irregularly in rows; sometimes appearing in clusters of three (rarely two or four). Subpinnules occurring mostly on anterior primary pinnules (sometimes also on lateral/posterolateral ones) and not regularly arranged. Tertiary pinnules present” ( Opresko, 2003 ). Distribution. Only reported from the southern hemisphere (Indian Ocean, South Atlantic and Australia ) ( Opresko, 2003 ).