Acanthopathes

{{Short description|Genus of corals}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Acanthopathes

| authority = Opresko, 2004

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

}}

Acanothopathes is a genus of coral in the family Aphanipathidae that contains five species.{{cite web| publisher=WoRMS| title=Acanthopathes| accessdate=2012-09-26| url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267186}} Species in this genus are found in the Caribbean Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean{{cite web| publisher=Discover Life| title=Map of Acanthopathes| accessdate=2012-09-26| url=http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Acanthopathes}} in temperatures ranging from about 10 to 30 degrees celsius at depths from 50 to 400 meters.{{cite web| publisher=Encyclopedia of Life| title=Acanthopathes| accessdate=2012-09-26| url=http://eol.org/pages/41254/details}}

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