Lophelia

Lophelia
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Caryophylliidae
Genus: Lophelia
Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849
Species:
L. pertusa
Binomial name
Lophelia pertusa
Known range (NOAA)
Synonyms [1]
  • Dendrosmilia nomlandi Durham & Barnard, 1952
  • Lophelia californica Durham, 1947
  • Lophelia prolifera (Pallas, 1766)
  • Lophohelia affinis Pourtalès, 1868
  • Lophohelia prolifera
  • Lophohelia prolifera f. brachycephala Moseley, 1881
  • Lophohelia prolifera f. gracilis Duncan, 1873
  • Lophohelia subcostata Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850
  • Lophohelia tubulosa Studer, 1878
  • Madrepora pertusa Linnaeus, 1758
  • Madrepora prolifera Pallas, 1766

Lophelia pertusa, the only species in the genus Lophelia,[2][3] is a cold-water coral that grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean, as well as parts of the Caribbean Sea and Alboran Sea.[4] Although L. pertusa reefs are home to a diverse community, the species is extremely slow growing and may be harmed by destructive fishing practices, or oil exploration and extraction.[5]

  1. ^ Bert Hoeksema (2011). "Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ Stephen Cairns & Bert Hoeksema (2011). "Lophelia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Cheryl L. Morrison; Robin L. Johnson; Tim L. King; Steve W. Ross; Martha S. Nizinski (2008). "Molecular assessment of deep-sea scleractinian coral biodiversity and population structure of Lobelia pertusa in the Gulf of Mexico". In Kenneth J. Sulak; Michael Randall; Kirsten E. Luke; April D. Norem; Jana M. Miller (eds.). Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia Coral – Lophelia Reef Megafunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004–2006) (PDF). United States Geological Survey. pp. 4-1–4-77. USGS Open-File Report 2008-1148.
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2011. Alboran Sea. eds. P. Saundry & C. J. Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
  5. ^ Rogers, Alex David (1999). "The Biology ofLophelia pertusa(L. 1758) and Other Deep-Water Reef-Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities". International Review of Hydrobiology. 84 (4): 315–406. Bibcode:1999IRH....84..315R. doi:10.1002/iroh.199900032. ISSN 1434-2944.