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Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat
Research Document - 2006/062
Taxonomy and Zoogeography of Cold Water Corals in Explored Areas of Coastal
British Columbia
By Jamieson, G.S., N. Pellegrin, and S. Jessen
Abstract
The current state of knowledge about the cold water corals in British Columbia
is summarised. Pacific Canada has a more diverse coral community than does
Atlantic Canada, as is the case for most taxonomic groups. A list of Pacific
Canada’s known coral species and potential species based on records from
adjacent jurisdictions is presented, along with maps derived from existing
records showing all currently known locations of corals in British Columbia. To
date, five Orders, 24 Families and 61 species of corals are documented from
British Columbian waters, but an additional Order, three Families and 50 species
may also occur in British Columbia, as these species have been documented from
areas adjacent to British Columbia, i.e., south-east Alaska, Gulf of Alaska sea
mounts and Washington/Oregon.
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