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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...
- Verrill, 1868
Gorgonia mariae Bayer, 1961
Gorgonia reticulum 1766
Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758
Gorgonia venusta Dana, 1846
Gorgonia petezichans Pallas...
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small branchlets. The
Venus sea fan is
similar in
appearance to
Gorgonia ventalina, but has a
slightly more
untidy shape and short,
stubby side
growths coming...
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Corals - -
Tropical Reefs". reefguide.org. "Common Sea Fan -
Gorgonia ventalina - USVI Caribbean". www.snorkelstj.com. "Branching Fire
Corals - Millepora...
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Plumarella pellucida, a
primnoid Muricella sp., an
acanthogorgiid Gorgonia ventalina, a
gorgoniid Paramuricea clavata, a
paramuriceid Muricea elongata, a plexaurid...
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Panulirus guttatus Scyllarides aequinoctialis Corals purple sea fan
Gorgonia ventalina sea
ginger Millepora alcicornis blade fire
coral Millepora complanata...
- pink or pale lavender,
matches the
colour of its host sea fan,
Gorgonia ventalina.
There are
about twenty thin
white stripes running the
length of the body...
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Acropora muricata (Scleractinia, part of Hexacorallia) Sea fan
Gorgonia ventalina (Alcyonacea, part of Octocorallia) Box
jellyfish Carybdea branchi (Cubozoa)...
- Left:
Gorgonia ventalina (purple
gorgonian seafan); right:
Callyspongia plicifera (azure vase sponge)...
- aspergillosis, onychomycosis, and keratomycosis. The sea fan
Gorgonia ventalina can be
infected by
Aspergillus sydowii. An
epizootic epidemic occurred...
