Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)

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Corallium rubrum

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Precious Coral

Also known as: Precious Red Coral, Red Coral, Mediterranean Red Coral

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Taxonomy

Class

Octocorallia

Order

Scleralcyonacea

Family

Coralliidae

Where to find it

occasional

FranceItaly

rare

Spain

Other species in Coralliidae

Anthomastus agassizii

Agassiz's Deep-Sea Soft Coral

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