Common name of Gorgonia ventalina
 
Common Name Common sea fan
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Belize
Locality
Ref. Anonymous, 2009
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core morphology
1st Modifier habitat/ecology
2nd Modifier mod. for abundance
Remarks 'fan', from Latin 'vannus', i.e., 'device for winnowing grain'. Also in Ref. 85586.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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