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Date: | Wed, 10 Nov 1999 13:01:46 +1300 |
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>Ross, as you probably are already well aware, there are some deep water
>branching corals off the Nova Scotian coast as well that are sometimes dredged
>up by trawlers and although some fishermen and maybe a handful of environmental
>scientists have known about them for a long time, it is now only becoming known
>more well-known among others. I saw a story on it on TV. Maybe you can
>give us
>some more of the particulars.
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>"Monfils, Paul" wrote:
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>> Ross!
>> Tell us more about north Atlantic Corals! In 40+ years of extensive
>> collecting in the northeastern United States, I have encountered only one
>> coral that I know of, Astrangia danae (I think that's how you spell it),
>> which growns in little white patches on rocks here and there. I never
>> considered it as having much ecological importance, let alone enough to draw
>> worldwide researchers to an international conference! Cold water corals
>> don't form reefs - or do they?? What is their significance? How common are
>> they? How many species are there? Where do they live?
>> Regards,
>> Paul M.
Hmmm...wonder if Goniocorella or other host of Iphitus (Epitoniidae,
Nystiellinae) occur there?
Andrew
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