Corals at the Smithsonian

Smithsonian zoologist Dr. Steve Cairns named and described this deep-sea coral species, Stephanocyathus paliferus, which is now preserved in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History. The specimens will contribute to future research about deep sea corals. Collection cards record where and at what depths this particular species lives. Learn more about how ocean scientists study deep-sea corals in our Deep-sea Corals article.

Smithsonian zoologist Dr. Steve Cairns named and described this deep-sea coral species, Stephanocyathus paliferus, now preserved at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Long before it was illegal to

Long before it was illegal to collect coral, my Uncle collected over 100 different prize pieces, do you have coral display?

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/01/2012 - 5:00pm.

Reminds me of the drawers of

Reminds me of the drawers of Ivory Billed Woodpeckers in so many collections.
How many would be "plenty"?

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 3:47pm.

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