Sea Fans [Gorgonia]
Description
Gorgonia sea fans rise like underwater banners, swaying gently with the flow. Divers commonly spot their flexible, branching structure covered in tiny polyps that help filter plankton from the water. In moderate currents, the fans look almost alive as they pulse and bend with each surge.
Species
Purple Sea Fan
Gorgonia ventalina
Common Sea Fan
Gorgonia flabellum
Venus Sea Fan
Gorgonia mariae
Gorgonia clathrus
Gorgonia clathrus
Gorgonia flavescens
Gorgonia flavescens
Gorgonia reticulum
Gorgonia reticulum
Gorgonia venusta
Gorgonia venusta
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Octocorallians
Octocorallia
|
| Order |
Soft Corals (Malacalcyonacea)
Malacalcyonacea
|
| Family |
Sea Fans
Gorgoniidae
|
Statistics
- Species 7