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Deep Sea Carnation Coral

Gersemia juliepackardae

Classification

Gersemia juliepackardae is a species of soft coral in the family Nephtheidae. It is found in the northeast Pacific Ocean, on seamounts or on the deep ocean bed. The coral is named in honour of Julie Packard, the executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, for "her dedication to ocean stewardship and conservation, and for elevating public awareness about the ocean environment."

Distribution

(c) Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 85