Hawaiian gold coral [SEP] parent taxon
Hawaiian gold coral
Hawaiian gold coral ("Kulamanamana haumeaae") is a rare, extremely long-lived deep-sea coral found on seamounts near Hawaii. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Kulamanamana. One colony has been dated as 2,740 years old, while others are considered 5,000 years old. Although it has been harvested commercially for use in jewellery for a long time, it was not formally described by taxonomists until 2012 when it was found to be related to both the genus "Savalia" and the
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