Different types of precious coral or red coral, fan coral and soft coral.

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Different types of corals and bryozoans including hornwrack (Flustra foliacea), precious coral or red coral (Corallium rubrum), soft coral (Cornuluria elegans) and fan coral (Sertularia pumila). Handcolored engraving from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle" (Universal Dictionary of Natural History) 1849.

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