New species of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from the New Zealand region, part 3.

Five new species of antipatharian corals are described from the New Zealand region. Differential diagnoses are given and comparisons are made to related nominal species. Described as new are: Anozopathes psednocrada, Aphanipathes rosemariae, and Acanthopathes candelabra in the family Aphanipathidae; Triadopathes trilix in the family Stylopathidae; and Lillipathes ventalina in the family Schizopathidae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]