- or yellow.
Photosynthetic gorgonians can be
successfully kept in
captive aquaria.
About 500
different species of
gorgonians are
found in the
oceans of...
- the
branches of
gorgonians, the coral-like sea
whips and sea fans,
hence its
common name.
Nemanthus annamensis wrapped around a
gorgonian N. annamensis...
- 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...
- scientist,
Georges Bargibant, was
collecting specimens of
Muricella spp
gorgonians for the Nouméa
museum and
whilst one of
these was on his
dissection table...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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)...
- 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...
- The
gorgonian twig
coral (Homphyton verrucosum) is a
species of
gorgonian sea fan in the
family Anthothelidae. This
coral grows as finger-like branches...
-
phylum Cnidaria. Some
members of this
family are
similar in
appearance to
gorgonians (sea fans). They are
difficult to keep in the reef
aquarium because they...
