Gorgoniidae
Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria. Nearly all the genera and species are native to the east and west coasts of America.
13 branches of this family, most-observed first
Gorgonia
genusGorgonia
Leptogorgia
genusLeptogorgia
Atlantic Sea Plumes
genusAntillogorgia
Pacifigorgia
genusPacifigorgia
Indo-Pacific Sea Plumes
genusPseudopterogorgia
Eugorgia
genusEugorgia
Phycogorgia
genusPhycogorgia
Callistephanus
genusCallistephanus
Phyllogorgia
genusPhyllogorgia
Adelogorgia
genusAdelogorgia
Chromoplexaura
genusChromoplexaura
Olindagorgia
genusOlindagorgia
Psammogorgia
genusPsammogorgia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120131.