Coe.44 Gorgonium (Sea Fan)
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Gorgonid
Description
Gorgoniidae is
a family of soft corals, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in
the phylum Cnidaria. Originally
the members of the family Gorgoniidae included a much wider range of genera
than it does now and was used for all of the horny Octocorallia. Gorgonia is a genus of soft corals, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
IUCN Status:
Not evaluated
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