Gorgonia
Gorgonia flabellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Gorgonia
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Species

9 species (see text)

Gorgonia is a genus of soft corals, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.[1]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:[1]

  • Gorgonia is considered the sea fan because of its shape

    • References

    1. ^ a b c "Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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