Antipathes dendrochristos explained

Antipathes dendrochristos, commonly known as Christmas tree coral, is a species of colonial coral in the order Antipatharia,^[1] the black corals, so named because their calcareous skeletons are black.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Antipathes dendrochristos Opresko, 2005. www.marinespecies.org. 2019-11-24.