Lophelia

Lophelia
Conservation status
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific 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; (Linnaeus, 1758)
	Known range (NOAA)
Synonyms
	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]

^ Bert Hoeksema (2011). "Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^ Stephen Cairns & Bert Hoeksema (2011). "Lophelia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
^ 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.
^ C. Michael Hogan. 2011. Alboran Sea. eds. P. Saundry & C. J. Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
^ 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.

[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

[Rogers_1999_315–406-5] 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.

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