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Genus Erythropodium:
Erythropodium caribaeorum, Encrusting Gorgonian.
Tropical west Atlantic. Fine polyps covering brownish soft tissue. Partially
open/closed most of the time. Roatan 2019. |
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Genus Eunicea:
Eunicea calyculata, Ellis & Solander 1786, the Warty
Eunicea. Key West 2014 |
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Eunicea mammosa, the Swollen-Knob
Candelabrum. Tropical West Atlantic. To about a foot in height.
Closely packed tubular calyces. Candelabrum like in appearance
overall. Have tube-like calyces and candelabra-like colonies. Most
are light gold in color. Exist in many types of reef environments.
High to low light, water movement. Di pix in Cozumel. Below:
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Genus Gorgonia:
Gorgonia adamsi, the Red Sea Fan. Red, interconnected
wide spaced branches (about two branches wide spaces); w/ distinctive white
polyps. To about a foot in height; and 120 feet depths. Sea of Cortez distr.
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Gorgonia flabellum, the Venus Sea Fan.
Large fans to four feet, of one plane whose branches are interlaced and roundish
to squared off at angles to the fans surface in profile, and ragged
appearing on their edges; i.e. have
non-unifacial elements. Below:
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Gorgonia mariae, Sea Fan. Small
species; grey
to yellow small fans; polyps in opposite/alternating rows, larger gaps
between branchlets. Cozumel 2014 |
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Gorgonia ventilana, the Common Sea Fan.
Similar to the Venus Sea Fan (above), but with branches that are
flattened in profile, not roundish. Bright purple holdfasts and supporting
branches. A close up of the skeleton of
G. ventilana on the left, B. flabellum on right in
the Bahamas. Both mainly purple, but varying to whites, yellows, as
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