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Primnoa
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Primnoa (Lamororux, 1812) also known as red tree coral, is a genus of soft corals and the type genus of the family Primnoidae (Milne Edwards, 1857).[1] They are sessile, benthic cnidarians that can be found in the North Pacific, North Atlantic, and Subantarctic South Pacific,[2] and its members often play a vital ecological role as keystone species[3] within their environment as a habitat and refuge for the megafauna that also inhabit those regions.[4] 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.[5]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Primnoidae |
Genus: | Primnoa Lamouroux, 1812 |
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