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Primnoa Wingi
''Primnoa'' also known as red tree coral, is a genus of Alcyonacea, soft corals and the type genus of the family Primnoidae . They are Sessility (motility), sessile, Benthic zone, benthic Cnidaria, cnidarians that can be found in the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific, North Atlantic, and Subantarctic South Pacific, and its members often play a vital ecological role as keystone species within their environment as a habitat and refuge for the megafauna that also inhabit those regions. This, in combination with their slow growth, makes the increasing disturbance to their habitats caused by fishing activities particularly impactful and difficult to recover from. Etymology The name ''Primnoa'' derives from the Greek language, Greek word Πρυμνὼ (''Prymno''), the name of an Oceanids, Oceanid. The name itself is derived from πρυμνός (''prymnos''), meaning “last”, “lowest”, and by extension, “deepest”. Taxonomy The genus ''Primnoa'' was first Species description ...
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Primnoa Bisquama
''Primnoa'' also known as red tree coral, is a genus of soft corals and the type genus of the family Primnoidae . They are sessile, benthic cnidarians that can be found in the North Pacific, North Atlantic, and Subantarctic South Pacific, and its members often play a vital ecological role as keystone species within their environment as a habitat and refuge for the megafauna that also inhabit those regions. This, in combination with their slow growth, makes the increasing disturbance to their habitats caused by fishing activities particularly impactful and difficult to recover from. Etymology The name ''Primnoa'' derives from the Greek word Πρυμνὼ (''Prymno''), the name of an Oceanid. The name itself is derived from πρυμνός (''prymnos''), meaning “last”, “lowest”, and by extension, “deepest”. Taxonomy The genus ''Primnoa'' was first described by Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux in 1812. In the 19th and 20th century, several more species were propose ...
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