SM733 Gorgonia ventalina
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Key Details
| SMID | SM733 |
| Catami | Fan 2D |
| Identification Features | Colonies form large (up to 2 m tall), flat fans comprising tightly meshed networks of branches. The smaller branches appear shades of green-yellow while the main branches have a distinct purple colour resembling leaf veins. |
| Year Identified | no data |
| Verification Status | ID from Image Only |
| Physical Sample | no data |
| WoRMS AphiaID | 290045 |
Taxonomy
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Gorgoniidae |
| Genus | Gorgonia |
| Species | Gorgonia ventalina |
Morphology
| Cnidaria |
| Corals |
| Black and Octocorals |
| Fan 2D |
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