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Stichopathes luetkeni is a azoxanthellate black coral that may reach a lenght of 450 cm, the coral feed on plancton.
Depth: down to 125 meters
The species name "lutkeni" refer to Christian Frederik Lütken (1827-1901), a Danish zoologist.
Synonymised names
Cirrhipathes lutkeni (Brook, 1889) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cirripathes lutkeni Brook · unaccepted
Stichopathes (Cirrhipathes) lutkeni Brook, 1889 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stichopathes lütkeni Brook, 1889 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (name published with a diacritic...)