Dry Sea Plume (Antillogorgia acerosa)

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Antillogorgia acerosa

(Pallas, 1766)

Dry Sea Plume

Also known as: Purple Sea Plume, Sea Plume, Smooth Sea Feather

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Taxonomy

Class

Octocorallia

Order

Malacalcyonacea

Family

Gorgoniidae

Where to find it

occasional

Other species in Gorgoniidae

Common Sea Fan (Gorgonia ventalina)

Gorgonia ventalina

Common Sea Fan

Orange Gorgonian (Leptogorgia sarmentosa)

Leptogorgia sarmentosa

Orange Gorgonian

Slimy Sea Plume (Antillogorgia americana)

Antillogorgia americana

Slimy Sea Plume

Wide-Mesh Sea Fan (Gorgonia mariae)

Gorgonia mariae

Wide-Mesh Sea Fan

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