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Family: Plexauridae



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151 species (see list below)
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Acanthomuricea mberea
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Acanthomuricea uimea
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Astrogorgia begata
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Astrogorgia canala
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Astrogorgia dumbea
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Astrogorgia fruticosa
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Astrogorgia lafoa
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Astrogorgia mengalia
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Astrogorgia sinensis
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Bayergorgia vermidomaWilliams & Lopez-Gonzalez, 2005

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Bayergorgia vermidoma
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Bebryce cactus
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Bebryce cinerea
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Bebryce grandis
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Bebryce harpy
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Bebryce inermis
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Bebryce mollis
[Supple sea fan coral]
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Bebryce parastellata
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Bebryce sirene
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Bebryce studeri
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Caliacis nutans
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Chromoplexaura cordellbankensis
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Chromoplexaura marki
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Clematissa chamaeleon
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Clematissa tenue
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Echinogorgia complexa
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Echinogorgia japonica
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Echinogorgia lami
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Echinogorgia noumea
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Echinogorgia pseudosassapo
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Echinogorgia reticulata
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Echinogorgia toombo
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Echinomuricea atlantica
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Echinomuricea borealis
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Echinomuricea indomalaccensis
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Echinomuricea pulchra
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Echinomuricea spinifera
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Eunicea asperula
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Eunicea calyculata
[Warty sea rod]
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Eunicea clavigera
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Eunicea flexuosa
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Eunicea fusca
[Doughnut sea rod]
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Eunicea knighti
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Eunicea laciniata
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Eunicea laxispica
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Eunicea mammosa
[Swollen knob candelabrum]
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Eunicea pallida
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Eunicea palmeri
[Palmer's Eunicea]
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Eunicea pinta
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Eunicea succinea
[Shelf-knob sea rod]
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Eunicea tourneforti
[Knobby candelabra]
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Euplexaura amerea
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Euplexaura curvata
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Euplexaura plana
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Euplexaura rhipadalis
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Euplexaura robusta
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Filigella mitzukurii
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Heterogorgia tortuosa
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Hypnogorgia pendula
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Lytreia plana
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Menella bahrelfarsi
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Menella flora
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Menella indica
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Menella kouare
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Menella simplex
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Menella woodin
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Muricea appressa
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Muricea atlantica
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Max. Length 90 cm H
 
Muricea californica
[California golden gorgonian]
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Muricea elongata
[Orange spiny sea rod]
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Max. Length 90 cm H
 
Muricea fruticosa
[Brown gorgonian]
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Muricea laxa
[Delicate spiny sea rod]
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Muricea muricata
[Spiny sea fan]
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Muricea pendula
[Pinnate spiny sea fan]
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Muricea pinnata
[Longspine sea fan]
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Muriceides hirtus
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Muriceides lepida
[Graduated sea fan coral]
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Muriceides paucituberculata
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Muriceopsis bayeri
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Muriceopsis bayeriana
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Muriceopsis flavida
[Rough sea plume]
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Muriceopsis petila
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Muriceopsis sulphurea
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Paracis caecilia
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Paramuricea biscaya
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Paramuricea candida
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Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Paramuricea clavata(Risso, 1826)

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Paramuricea clavata
[Small polyped gorgonian]
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Paramuricea grandis
[Greater sea fan coral]
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Paramuricea grayi
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Paramuricea macrospina
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Paramuricea multispina
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Paramuricea placomus
[Flattened sea fan coral]
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Placogorgia becena
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Placogorgia coronata
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Placogorgia intermedia
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Placogorgia massiliensis
[Swollen sea fan coral]
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Placogorgia mirabilis
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Placogorgia rudis
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Placogorgia tenuis
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Placogorgia terceira
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Plexaura flava
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Plexaura flexuosa
[Bent sea rod]
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Plexaura homomalla
[Black sea rod]
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Plexaura kükenthali
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Plexaura kuna
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Plexaura nina
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Plexaurella dichotoma
[Slit-pore sea rod]
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Plexaurella fusifera
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Plexaurella grisea
[Gray sea rod]
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Plexaurella nutans
[Giant split-pore sea rod]
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Plexaurella regia
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Psammogorgia arbuscula
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Psammogorgia geniculata
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Max. Length 6 cm COLD
 
Psammogorgia gracilis
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Psammogorgia hookeri
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Max. Length 28 cm COLD
 
Psammogorgia pax
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Max. Length 20 cm COLD
 
Psammogorgia teres
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Pseudoplexaura crucis
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Pseudoplexaura flagellosa
[Porous sea rod]
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Pseudoplexaura porosa
[Dry sea feather]
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Pseudoplexaura wagenaari
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Scleracis guadaloupensis
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Scleracis macquariana
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Scleracis petrosa
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Scleracis pulchella
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Scleracis pumila
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Spinimuricea atlantica
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Spinimuricea klavereni
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Swiftia casta
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Swiftia exserta
[Red polyp octocoral]
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Swiftia kofoidi
[Red Sea fan]
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Swiftia pallida
[Northern sea fan]
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Swiftia phaeton
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Mc Daniel, Neil

Eastern Pacific

Swiftia spauldingi(Nutting, 1909)

Photo by Mc Daniel, Neil
 
Swiftia spauldingi
[Spaulding's sea fan coral]
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Thesea citrina
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Thesea grandiflora
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Thesea guadalupensis
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Thesea hebes
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Thesea nivea
[White eye sea spray]
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Thesea parviflora
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Thesea plana
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Thesea pyrrha
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Thesea rugosa
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Thesea solitaria
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Thesea talismani
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Trimuricea caledonica
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Villogorgia bebrycoides
[Canary Island sea fan coral]
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Villogorgia citrina
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Villogorgia glaesaria
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Villogorgia nigrescens
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Villogorgia nozzolea
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Villogorgia rubra
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