Primnoa pacifica  (Red Tree Coral)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #15664)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Knight Inlet
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, boulder/bedrock
Photo Date	March 23, 2010
Upload Date	January 04, 2012
Elevation (m)	-30
Latitude	50.6833333333333
Longitude	-125.996944444444
Photo ID #	15664
Comments	The Orange Gorgonian Coral forms large, wiry fans reaching 2 m and more across. Rarely encountered within scuba diving depths. Common and widespread in deep water along the BC coast, especially Queen Charlotte Sound. Identified from specimens by Dr. Stephen Cairns.