Definition of Gorgonia. Meaning of Gorgonia. Synonyms of Gorgonia

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Definition of Gorgonia

Gorgonia
Gorgonia Gor*go"ni*a (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [L., a coral which hardens in the air.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis. 2. Any slender branched gorgonian.

Meaning of Gorgonia from wikipedia

- Verrill, 1868 Gorgonia mariae Bayer, 1961 Gorgonia reticulum 1766 Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758 Gorgonia venusta Dana, 1846 Gorgonia petezichans Pallas...
- Gorgonia ventalina, the common sea fan and purple sea fan, is a species of sea fan, an octocoral in the family Gorgoniidae. It is found in the western...
- Saint Gorgonia (Gr****: Αγία Γοργονία; died c. 375) was the daughter of Saint Gregory the Elder and Saint Nonna. She is remembered in both Eastern and Western...
- Gorgonia flabellum, also known as the Venus fan, Venus sea fan, West Indian sea fan, purple gorgonian seafan, and common sea fan, is a species of sea fan...
- Gorgonia mariae, commonly known as the wide-mesh sea fan, is a species of sea fan, a sessile colonial soft coral in the family Gorgoniidae. It occurs in...
- Roridula gorgonias is an evergreen, shyly branching, upright shrub of up to about 1 m (3 ft) high, from the family Roridulaceae. It has awl-shaped leaves...
- anemones, and Aurelia, which are solitary; Pennatula; Portuguese man o' war; Gorgonia; and Physalia. Coelenterata lack a specialized circulatory system, relying...
- purchased. They can include tiny shrimp, algae, gravel, decorative s****, and Gorgonia. Closed ecological systems are commonly featured in fiction and particularly...
- Family: Gorgoniidae Genus: Leptogorgia Species: L. capensis Binomial name Leptogorgia capensis Hickson, 1900 Synonyms Gorgonia capensis Hickson, 1900...
- diseases in humans. It has been implicated in the death of sea fan corals (Gorgonia spp.) in the Caribbean Sea. The species was first described in 1913 as...