Paragorgia stephencairnsi  (Pink Candelabrum Gorgonian Coral)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #15663)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Agamemnon Channel, Jervis Inlet
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, boulder/bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date	January 04, 2012
Elevation (m)	-40
Latitude	49.7383308410645
Longitude	-124.043601989746
Photo ID #	15663
Comments	The Pink Candelabrum Gorgonian Coral forms planar fans reaching 2 m across. Common below 40 m in Agamemnon Channel, Jervis Inlet. Also found within scuba diving depths in Tahsis Narrows. Widespread in deep water on BC coast. In March 2012, DNA studies of a specimen taken revealed that it was not Paragorgia arborea, but is comparable to Paragorgia stephencairnsi.