Maximum likelihood phylogeny of antipatharians closely related to the new species based on a 60% complete matrix containing 793 loci. Taxon in blue represents the holotype of the new species. The phylogeny was rooted to the Rhipidipathes and Blastopathes clade.

 
 
  Part of: Horowitz J, Opresko DM, González-García MP, Quattrini AM (2023) Description of a new species of black coral in the family Aphanipathidae (Anthozoa, Antipatharia) from Puerto Rico. ZooKeys 1173: 97-110. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1173.104141