Table 1.

Distribution, CITES listing and trade names of the eight precious coral species considered relevant in the jewelry industry by The World Jewellery Confederation.

Species	Distribution	CITES listed	Traditional trade names for sub-varieties of the species	Scientific name used in trade
Corallium japonicum	West-Pacific	Yes	Japanese red coral, Oxblood, Red blood, Aka, Moro.	Corallium japonicum
Corallium rubrum	Mediterranean sea, East Atlantic	No	Mediterranean red coral, Sardinian, Sardegna, Sciacca	Corallium rubrum
Hemicorallium laauense	North Pacific	No	Deep-sea Midway coral, Deep sea, New, Sensei	Pleurocorallium secundum
Hemicorallium regale	North Pacific	No	Garnet coral	Pleurocorallium secundum
Hemicorallium sulcatum	West-Pacific	No	Miss coral, Missu, Misu	Pleurocorallium secundum
Pleurocorallium elatius	West-Pacific	Yes	Pink coral, Angel skin, Satsuma, Momo, Magai, Boké, Pelle d’angelo, Cerasuolo	Pleurocorallium elatius
Pleurocorallium konojoi	West-Pacific	Yes	White coral, Pure white, Shiro, Bianco	Pleurocorallium konojoi
Pleurocorallium secundum	North Pacific	Yes	Midway coral, White/Pink, Rosato	Pleurocorallium secundum

Note that the different Hemicorallium species are sometimes suggested to be traded under the name Pleurocorallium secundum^9,10,16,68. Data compiled from^6,9,10,16,59.