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Gorgonia ventalina
Gorgonia ventalina can be distinguished by their purple tissue and fan shape hence the common name ‘purple sea fan’. They are most commonly purple, however they can be yellow or brown in color but these colors are much rarer (Sterrer 1986). Their branches are rounded and slightly compressed in the plane of a fan, with small calyces located in 2 rows along the edges of these branches.
Tom Owens Cay, Belize
Spotted on Oct 14, 2013
Submitted on Nov 18, 2013
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