Stylaster parageus parageus  (White Branching Hydrocoral)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #15677)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Lynn Canal, Alaska
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, boulders/bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date	January 04, 2012
Elevation (m)	-30
Latitude	59.2194444444444
Longitude	-135.374444444444
Photo ID #	15677
Comments	The White Branching Hydrocoral forms colonies up to 20 cm across, generally at depths beyond scuba range. The photograph shown was taken in Alaska waters within scuba range, but this hydrocoral has been accidentally brought up from deep water by fishermen in Hecate Strait in BC waters. Stylaster parageus parageus is now the accepted name. See Cairns and Lindner, 2011, ZooKeys 158: 1-88.