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Gorgonian
Gorgonian Gor*go"ni*an, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Gorgoniacea.
Gorgonian
Gorgonian Gor*go"ni*an, a. [L. Gorgoneus.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into
stone; terrific.
The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to
move. --Milton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian
coral.
Meaning of Gorgonians from wikipedia
- or yellow.
Photosynthetic gorgonians can be
successfully kept in
captive aquaria.
About 500
different species of
gorgonians are
found in the
oceans of...
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species occurs around reefs,
especially preferring areas with
plentiful gorgonians. It is a
carnivore which feeds on molluscs, as well as
crabs and sea urchins...
- the
branches of
gorgonians, the coral-like sea
whips and sea fans,
hence its
common name.
Nemanthus annamensis wrapped around a
gorgonian N. annamensis...
- scientist,
Georges Bargibant, was
collecting specimens of
Muricella spp
gorgonians for the Nouméa
museum and
whilst one of
these was on his
dissection table...
- 000 ft). Sea pens are
grouped with the
octocorals together with sea
whips (
gorgonians), but
there has been only one
molecular study focusing on the phylogenetic...
- Octocorallia, with
members that have eight-fold symmetry, such as soft corals,
gorgonians (sea pens, sea fans and sea whips), and sea pansies. Some
additional species...
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Eunicella cavolini,
commonly known as the
yellow gorgonian or
yellow sea whip, is a
species of
colonial soft
coral in the
family Gorgoniidae. It is native...
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though speculated that,
these color varieties are
linked to
specific host
gorgonians (corals). The
pygmy seahorse measure less than one inch in
length (2 cm)...
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ecosystem due to an
extreme warming event unveils the role of an
engineering gorgonian species".
Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 5911. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.5911V...
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Erythropodium caribaeorum,
commonly known as the
encrusting gorgonian or
encrusting polyps, is a
species of soft
coral in the
family Anthothelidae. It...
