Coe.40 Leptogorgia ( Sea whip/ Sea blade)

 

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Octocorallia

Order: Alcyonacea

Family: Gorgoniidae

Genus: Leptogorgia

 Description

Leptogorgia is a genus of soft coral in the family Gorgoniidae. The genus has a widespread distribution with members being found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Western Europe to South Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic coasts of North and South America, the Antilles and the Pacific coast of America. 

IUCN Status: Not evaluated