310740Edited by MartynC.110012718layer_information_pageund1449064505147643585700147643585755<p>Reefs of the hard, cold water coral <em>Lophelia </em><em>pert</em>usa in association with other hard corals (e.g. <em>Madrepora oculata </em>and<em> Solenosmilia variabilis)</em> are found in water between 130 and 2,000m depths, and can cover extensive areas of the sea bed up to several kilometres long and standing more than 20m high. The oldest of these reefs are estimated to be around 8,000 years old.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> full_html<p>Reefs of the hard, cold water coral <em>Lophelia </em><em>pert</em>usa in association with other hard corals (e.g. <em>Madrepora oculata </em>and<em> Solenosmilia variabilis)</em> are found in water between 130 and 2,000m depths, and can cover extensive areas of the sea bed up to several kilometres long and standing more than 20m high. The oldest of these reefs are estimated to be around 8,000 years old.</p> <p> </p> 313732cold_water_coral_lophelia.jpgpublic://cold_water_coral_lophelia.jpgimage/jpeg11549011456838319imageCold Water Coral Lophelia on the seabedCold Water Coral Lophelia on the seabedCold Water Coral Lophelia - copyright © Marine ScotlandCold Water Coral Lophelia - copyright © Marine Scotland<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENTCold Water Coral Lophelia on the seabed800600filtered_html81214581516251631368114647876875877874878sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/cold-water-coral-reef0183463107412718publishedpublished551476435857111476435857183463107412718publishedpublished551476435857111476435857183463107412718publishedpublished551476435857111476435857