The evolutionary history of the order Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) as inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA: implications for black coral taxonomy and systematics
"Although black corals inhabit all the world's oceans, they have been relatively understudied as about 185 of 247 species occur at depths greater than 50?m. Antipatharians have been included in several phylogenetic studies; however, sample sizes are small...