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4.4. Callogorgia verticillata garden on bathyal rocky bottom
DESCRIPTION: On the maritime area of OSPAR, OCEANA recorded isolated groups of this species on
the bathyal area (155 - 450 m), as part of typical communities in habitats such as aggregations of
Asconema setubalense or as part of mixed gorgonian and sponge habitats. Both of them have been
documented in the Gorringe Bank (Portugal).
Callogorgia verticillata isolated groups or as part of the community of an Asconema setubalense
aggregation in the Gorringe Bank (Portugal)
However, gardens made up only by this species occupy broad areas between 225 and 310 metres depth
in the Canary Islands waters (e.g.: Punta de Teno, Tenerife). In some areas these gardens are mixed with
other abundant gorgonian in Canary Islands, Narella cf. bellissima.
Callogorgia verticillata garden in Punta de Teno (Canary Islands, Spain)
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