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Tree Bubblegum Coral

Paragorgia arborea

Classification

Paragorgia arborea is a species of coral in the family Coralliidae, commonly known as the tree bubblegum coral. It mainly grows in depths between 200 and 1,300 metres (700 and 4,300 ft) at temperatures between 3 and 8 °C (37 and 46 °F). It is found widespread in the Northern Atlantic Ocean and Northern Pacific Ocean on seamounts and knolls, and was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Distribution

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Norway · 8,296United States of America · 904Canada · 26