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New "Golden Tree" Coral Species Revealed in Costa Rica

Surfer·Ben Mondy·about 1 month ago
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Good news about coral is as rare as an empty Superbank barrel. So when a type of Costa Rican coral, described as a “shimmering, star-strewn seafloor with glowing golden trees,” is discovered, its worth celebrating.  It’s so box fresh that it’s had to be given a new species, genus, and family name, and, as a bonus, the names are in Quenya, the Elvish language featured in The Lord of the Rings. Niche, maybe, but you gotta take your wins where you can.  Scientists led by Lead Researcher Dr Odalisca Breedy, an octocoral specialist at the University of Costa Rica, first spotted the coral garden near Isla del Coco back in 2019. The organism was sitting in 500 metres of water, off the rugged volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, 330 miles southwest of the Costa Rican mainland.…

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