The black coral fauna (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of Bermuda with new records Author Wagner, Daniel Author Shuler, Andrew text Zootaxa 2017 2017-11-07 4344 2 367 379 journal article 31608 10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.11 eadc6621-31b2-41a1-b248-8bb38bd75d09 1175-5326 1042988 B1B682B2-C9F1-4CF9-B57F-CA45B1F87B46 Family Myriopathidae Opresko, 2001 The family Myriopathidae is characterized by polyps with six primary and four secondary mesenteries that are 0.5– 1.0 mm in transverse diameter, and possess short tentacles with rounded tips. The skeletal spines of the Myriopathidae are usually needle-shaped on smaller branches, and frequently forked or antler-like on larger branches ( Bo, 2008 ; France et al. , 2007; Opresko & Sanchez, 2005 ; Opresko, 2001;) Two genera, Cupressopathe s and Tanacetipathes , have previously been reported from Bermuda ( Locke et al. , 2013 ). However, Cupressopathe s was incorrectly reported from Bermuda due to an incorrect synonymization between Antipathes gracilis , which occurs throughout the Western Atlantic ( Opresko, 2009 ; Opresko & Sanchez, 2005 ; Warner, 2005 ; Padilla & Lara, 2003 ; Cairns et al. , 1993 ; Warner, 1981 ), and Cupressopathes gracilis , which is only known from the Indo-Pacific (Opresko, 2001). Tanacetipathes is the only genus within the family Myriopathidae that is currently known from Bermuda , and was documented as part of this study as well ( Table 1 ).