Octocorallia | 
Malacalcyonacea | 
Nidaliidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Reef-associated; depth range 11 - 128 m (Ref. 120842).  Subtropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Northwest Pacific:  Japan.
			
			
			
			
			
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				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Maximum depth from Ref. 120841.				
			
			
			
			
			
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				Matsumoto, A.K., F. Iwase, Y. Imahara and H. Namikawa 2007 Bathymetric distribution and biodiversity of cold-water octocorals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) in Sagami Bay and adjacent waters of Japan. p. 231-251 In George, R.Y.; Cairns, S.D. (eds) Conservation and adaptive management of seamount and deep-sea coral ecosystems.  Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, USA. (Ref. 118156)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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					  Harmless				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
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  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
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