Black coral occurrences on the Azores shelves (central north Atlantic) from 1991 to 2019

Black corals are antipatharian corals that occur from sublittoral to abyssal depths on hard, mixed and soft substrates. Under favourable conditions, some black coral species form dense stands known as black coral gardens which create habitat for a variety of associated species.

黑珊瑚（Black corals）属于角珊瑚目珊瑚（antipatharian corals），分布于潮下带至深渊带的硬质、混合质及软质基质环境中。在适宜条件下，部分黑珊瑚物种会形成被称为“黑珊瑚园”的密集群落，为多种伴生生物提供栖息地。