SM6 Gersemia msp1
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Key Details
| SMID | SM6 |
| Catami | Fleshy: Arborescent |
| Identification Features | Colonies in general small (often <0.25 cm) with, thick, fleshy trunk and branches. With large, conspicuous polyps. Pale to creamy white. It somewhat resembles Gersemia fruticosa Sars, 1860 but that species is known to have a boreal distribution and typically occurs in deep-water (>200 m) environments. |
| Year Identified | no data |
| Verification Status | ID from Image Only |
| Physical Sample | no data |
| WoRMS AphiaID | 146953 |
Taxonomy
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Alcyoniidae |
| Genus | Gersemia |
| Species | - |
Morphology
| Cnidaria |
| Corals |
| Black and Octocorals |
| Soft corals |
| Arborescent |
| - |
| - |