Precious coral

"Corallium" redirects here. For the Band-Maid song, see Sense (song).
For the red coral mushroom, see Ramaria araiospora.

Precious coral
Precious coral (Corallium rubrum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Coralliidae
Genus: Corallium
Cuvier, 1798
Species

31 species, see text

Precious coral, or red coral, is the common name given to a genus of marine corals, Corallium. The distinguishing characteristic of precious corals is their durable and intensely colored red or pink-orange skeleton, which is used for making jewelry.