Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) - red coral (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA).
The red coral (a.k.a. precious coral; noble coral) is a spectacular example of modern octocoral. Polished fragments have been used as organic gemstones. The skeleton is aragonite (CaCO3), mixed with reddish-colored organic compounds. Corallium rubrum occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Gorgonacea, Corallidae
Tags: Corallium rubrum precious red coral organic gem gems gemstone gemstones Corallidae Gorgonacea Octocorallia Anthozoa Cnidaria
Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) - red coral (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA).
The red coral (a.k.a. precious coral; noble coral) is a spectacular example of modern octocoral. Polished fragments have been used as organic gemstones. The skeleton is aragonite (CaCO3), mixed with reddish-colored organic compounds. Corallium rubrum occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Gorgonacea, Corallidae
Tags: Corallium rubrum precious red coral organic gem gems gemstone gemstones Corallidae Gorgonacea Octocorallia Anthozoa Cnidaria
Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) - red coral from offshore Italy. (~5.7 centimeters across at it widest)
Precious red coral (also known as the noble coral) is an attractive type of modern octocoral. Polished fragments have been used as organic gemstones for centuries. The skeleton is composed of aragonite (CaCO3) mixed with reddish-colored organic compounds. Corallium rubrum occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Gorgonacea, Corallidae
Locality: reef in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Italy ("Coast of Italy")
Tags: Corallium rubrum precious red coral corals organic gem gems gemstone gemstones Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Gorgonacea Corallidae Mediterranean Sea reef reefs Italy
Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) - red coral from offshore Italy. (~5.7 centimeters across at it widest)
Precious red coral (also known as the noble coral) is an attractive type of modern octocoral. Polished fragments have been used as organic gemstones for centuries. The skeleton is composed of aragonite (CaCO3) mixed with reddish-colored organic compounds. Corallium rubrum occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Gorgonacea, Corallidae
Locality: reef in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Italy ("Coast of Italy")
Tags: Corallium rubrum precious red coral corals organic gem gems gemstone gemstones Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Gorgonacea Corallidae Mediterranean Sea reef reefs Italy
Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) - red coral from offshore Italy. (~5.7 centimeters across at it widest)
Precious red coral (also known as the noble coral) is an attractive type of modern octocoral. Polished fragments have been used as organic gemstones for centuries. The skeleton is composed of aragonite (CaCO3) mixed with reddish-colored organic compounds. Corallium rubrum occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Gorgonacea, Corallidae
Locality: reef in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Italy ("Coast of Italy")
Tags: Corallium rubrum precious red coral corals organic gem gems gemstone gemstones Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Gorgonacea Corallidae Mediterranean Sea reef reefs Italy