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Family: Plexauridae



(See list of species below)


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148 species (see list below)
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Acanthomuricea mberea
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Acanthomuricea uimea
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Astrogorgia begata
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Astrogorgia canala
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Astrogorgia dumbea
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Astrogorgia fruticosa
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Astrogorgia lafoa
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Astrogorgia mengalia
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Astrogorgia sinensis
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Bayergorgia vermidoma Williams & Lopez-Gonzalez, 2005

Photo by Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Bayergorgia vermidoma
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Bebryce cinerea
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Bebryce grandis
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Bebryce harpy
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Bebryce inermis
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Bebryce mollis
[Supple sea fan coral]
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Bebryce parastellata
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Bebryce sirene
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Bebryce studeri
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Caliacis nutans
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Chromoplexaura cordellbankensis
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Chromoplexaura marki
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Clematissa chamaeleon
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Clematissa tenue
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Echinogorgia complexa
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Echinogorgia japonica
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Echinogorgia lami
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Echinogorgia noumea
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Echinogorgia pseudosassapo
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Echinogorgia reticulata
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Echinogorgia toombo
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Echinomuricea atlantica
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Echinomuricea borealis
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Echinomuricea indomalaccensis
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Echinomuricea pulchra
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Echinomuricea spinifera
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Eunicea asperula
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Eunicea calyculata
[Warty sea rod]
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Eunicea clavigera
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Eunicea flexuosa
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Eunicea fusca
[Doughnut sea rod]
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Eunicea knighti
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Eunicea laciniata
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Eunicea laxispica
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Eunicea mammosa
[Swollen knob candelabrum]
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Eunicea pallida
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Eunicea palmeri
[Palmer's Eunicea]
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Eunicea pinta
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Eunicea succinea
[Shelf-knob sea rod]
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Eunicea tourneforti
[Knobby candelabra]
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Euplexaura amerea
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Euplexaura curvata
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Euplexaura plana
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Euplexaura rhipadalis
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Euplexaura robusta
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Filigella mitzukurii
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Heterogorgia gracilis
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Heterogorgia tortuosa
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Hypnogorgia pendula
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Lytreia plana
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Menella bahrelfarsi
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Menella flora
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Menella indica
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Menella kouare
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Menella simplex
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Menella woodin
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Muricea appressa
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Muricea atlantica
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Max. Length 90 cm H
 
Muricea californica
[California golden gorgonian]
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Muricea elongata
[Orange spiny sea rod]
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Max. Length 90 cm H
 
Muricea fruticosa
[Brown gorgonian]
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Muricea laxa
[Delicate spiny sea rod]
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Muricea muricata
[Spiny sea fan]
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Muricea pendula
[Pinnate spiny sea fan]
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Muricea pinnata
[Longspine sea fan]
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Muriceides hirtus
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Muriceides lepida
[Graduated sea fan coral]
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Muriceides paucituberculata
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Muriceopsis bayeri
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Muriceopsis bayeriana
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Muriceopsis flavida
[Rough sea plume]
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Muriceopsis petila
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Muriceopsis sulphurea
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Paracis caecilia
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Paramuricea biscaya
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Paramuricea candida
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826)

Photo by Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Paramuricea clavata
[Small polyped gorgonian]
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Paramuricea grandis
[Greater sea fan coral]
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Paramuricea grayi
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Paramuricea macrospina
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Paramuricea multispina
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Paramuricea placomus
[Flattened sea fan coral]
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Placogorgia becena
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Placogorgia coronata
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Placogorgia intermedia
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Placogorgia massiliensis
[Swollen sea fan coral]
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Placogorgia mirabilis
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Placogorgia rudis
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Placogorgia tenuis
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Placogorgia terceira
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Plexaura flava
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Plexaura flexuosa
[Bent sea rod]
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Plexaura homomalla
[Black sea rod]
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Plexaura kükenthali
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Plexaura kuna
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Plexaura nina
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Plexaurella dichotoma
[Slit-pore sea rod]
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Plexaurella fusifera
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Plexaurella grisea
[Gray sea rod]
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Plexaurella nutans
[Giant split-pore sea rod]
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Plexaurella regia
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Psammogorgia arbuscula
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Psammogorgia geniculata
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Psammogorgia teres
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Pseudoplexaura crucis
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Pseudoplexaura flagellosa
[Porous sea rod]
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Pseudoplexaura porosa
[Dry sea feather]
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Pseudoplexaura wagenaari
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Scleracis guadaloupensis
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Scleracis macquariana
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Scleracis petrosa
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Scleracis pulchella
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Scleracis pumila
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Spinimuricea atlantica
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Spinimuricea klavereni
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Swiftia casta
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Swiftia exserta
[Red polyp octocoral]
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Swiftia kofoidi
[Red Sea fan]
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Swiftia pallida
[Northern sea fan]
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Swiftia phaeton
[]

Photo by Mc Daniel, Neil

Eastern Pacific

Swiftia spauldingi (Nutting, 1909)

Photo by Photo by Mc Daniel, Neil
 
Swiftia spauldingi
[Spaulding's sea fan coral]
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Thesea citrina
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Thesea grandiflora
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Thesea guadalupensis
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Thesea hebes
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Thesea nivea
[White eye sea spray]
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Thesea parviflora
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Thesea plana
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Thesea pyrrha
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Thesea rugosa
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Thesea solitaria
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Thesea talismani
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Trimuricea caledonica
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Villogorgia bebrycoides
[Canary Island sea fan coral]
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Villogorgia citrina
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Villogorgia glaesaria
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Villogorgia nigrescens
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Villogorgia nozzolea
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Villogorgia rubra
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthomuricea mberea Western Central Pacific 1999
Acanthomuricea uimea Western Central Pacific 1999
Astrogorgia begata Western Central Pacific 1999
Astrogorgia canala Western Central Pacific 1999
Astrogorgia dumbea Western Central Pacific 1999
Astrogorgia fruticosa Western Indian Ocean 2009
Astrogorgia lafoa Western Central Pacific 1999
Astrogorgia mengalia Western Central Pacific 1999
Astrogorgia sinensis Northwest Pacific 1865
Bayergorgia vermidoma Antarctic Atlantic. 2005
Bebryce cinerea Western Central Atlantic 1936
Bebryce grandis Western Atlantic 1936
Bebryce harpy Western Central Pacific 1999
Bebryce inermis Wester Indian Ocean 2010
Bebryce mollis Supple sea fan coral Atlantic and the Mediterr 1842
Bebryce parastellata Western Atlantic 1936
Bebryce sirene Western Central Pacific 1999
Bebryce studeri Western Central Pacific 1897
Caliacis nutans Western Central Atlantic 1936
Chromoplexaura cordellbankensis Eastern Central Pacific 2019
Chromoplexaura marki Eastern Pacific 1913
Clematissa chamaeleon Eastern Pacific
Clematissa tenue Eastern Pacific
Echinogorgia complexa Northwest Pacific 1910
Echinogorgia japonica Northwest Pacific 1931
Echinogorgia lami Northwest Pacific 1940
Echinogorgia noumea Western Central Pacific 1999
Echinogorgia pseudosassapo Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1865
Echinogorgia reticulata Eastern Indian Ocean 1791
Echinogorgia toombo Western Central Pacific 1999
Echinomuricea atlantica Western Central Atlantic 1862
Echinomuricea borealis Western Central Atlantic 1862
Echinomuricea indomalaccensis Western Pacific 1884
Echinomuricea pulchra Western Central Pacific 1910
Echinomuricea spinifera Western Pacific 1910
Eunicea asperula Western Atlantic 1857
Eunicea calyculata Warty sea rod Western Atlantic 1786
Eunicea clavigera Western Central Atlantic 1961
Eunicea flexuosa Western Central Atlantic 1821
Eunicea fusca Doughnut sea rod Western Atlantic. 1860
Eunicea knighti Western Atlantic. 1961
Eunicea laciniata Western Atlantic. 1860
Eunicea laxispica Western Central Atlantic 1815
Eunicea mammosa Swollen knob candelabrum Western Atlantic 1816
Eunicea pallida Western Central Atlantic 1997
Eunicea palmeri Palmer's Eunicea Western Atlantic 1961
Eunicea pinta Western Atlantic 1958
Eunicea succinea Shelf-knob sea rod Western Atlantic. 1766
Eunicea tourneforti Knobby candelabra Western Atlantic. 1857
Euplexaura amerea Western Central Pacific 1999
Euplexaura curvata Northwest Pacific 1908
Euplexaura plana Western Indian Ocean 2009
Euplexaura rhipadalis Western Central Pacific 1895
Euplexaura robusta Indo-West Pacific 1908
Filigella mitzukurii Indo-West Pacific
Heterogorgia gracilis Indo-West Pacific
Heterogorgia tortuosa Indo-West Pacific
Hypnogorgia pendula Western Atlantic 1860
Lytreia plana Western Atlantic 1936
Menella bahrelfarsi Persian Gulf. 1940
Menella flora Northwest Pacific 1910
Menella indica Western Indian Ocean 1888
Menella kouare Western Central Pacific 1999
Menella simplex Eastern Indian Ocean 1908
Menella woodin Western Central Pacific 1999
Muricea appressa Western Central Pacific 1864
Muricea atlantica Western Atlantic 1919
Muricea californica California golden gorgonian Eastern Pacific 90 H 1931
Muricea elongata Orange spiny sea rod Western Atlantic 1821
Muricea fruticosa Brown gorgonian Eastern Pacific 90 H 1869
Muricea laxa Delicate spiny sea rod Western Atlantic 1864
Muricea muricata Spiny sea fan Western Atlantic 1766
Muricea pendula Pinnate spiny sea fan Western Atlantic 1864
Muricea pinnata Longspine sea fan Caribbean. 1961
Muriceides hirtus Western Atlantic 1868
Muriceides lepida Graduated sea fan coral Atlantic and the Mediterr 1975
Muriceides paucituberculata Eastern Atlantic. 1906
Muriceopsis bayeri Western Central Atlantic 2001
Muriceopsis bayeriana Western Central Atlantic. 2007
Muriceopsis flavida Rough sea plume Western Atlantic 1815
Muriceopsis petila Western Atlantic 1961
Muriceopsis sulphurea Western Atlantic 1825
Paracis caecilia Western Central Pacific 1996
Paramuricea biscaya Eastern Atlantic 1977
Paramuricea candida Northeast Pacific 1977
Paramuricea clavata Small polyped gorgonian Northeast Atlantic and th 1826
Paramuricea grandis Greater sea fan coral Western Atlantic 1883
Paramuricea grayi Western Atlantic 1861
Paramuricea macrospina Endemic to the Mediterran 1882
Paramuricea multispina Western Central Atlantic
Paramuricea placomus Flattened sea fan coral Western Atlantic 1758
Placogorgia becena Western Atlantic 1977
Placogorgia coronata Atlantic and the Mediterr 1975
Placogorgia intermedia Eastern Central Atlantic 1927
Placogorgia massiliensis Swollen sea fan coral Endemic to the Mediterran 1975
Placogorgia mirabilis Western Atlantic 1936
Placogorgia rudis Western Central Atlantic 1936
Placogorgia tenuis Western Atlantic 1883
Placogorgia terceira Eastern Central Atlantic 1977
Plexaura flava Western Central Pacific 1910
Plexaura flexuosa Bent sea rod Western Atlantic 1821
Plexaura homomalla Black sea rod Western Atlantic 1792
Plexaura kükenthali Western Central Atlantic 1921
Plexaura kuna Western Central Atlantic 1996
Plexaura nina Western Central Atlantic 1958
Plexaurella dichotoma Slit-pore sea rod Western Atlantic 1791
Plexaurella fusifera Western Atlantic 1916
Plexaurella grisea Gray sea rod Western Atlantic 1916
Plexaurella nutans Giant split-pore sea rod Western Atlantic 1860
Plexaurella regia Southwest Pacific 1989
Psammogorgia arbuscula Eastern Pacific. 1866
Psammogorgia geniculata Eastern Pacific. 1878
Psammogorgia teres Eastern Pacific 1868
Pseudoplexaura crucis Western Central Atlantic 1961
Pseudoplexaura flagellosa Porous sea rod Western Atlantic 1772
Pseudoplexaura porosa Dry sea feather Western Atlantic 1772
Pseudoplexaura wagenaari Western Atlantic 1941
Scleracis guadaloupensis Western Atlantic. 1860
Scleracis macquariana Western Atlantic. 1987
Scleracis petrosa Western Central Atlantic
Scleracis pulchella Western Central Atlantic 1879
Scleracis pumila Western Atlantic 1919
Spinimuricea atlantica Atlantic and the Mediterr 1862
Spinimuricea klavereni Endemic to the Mediterran 1975
Swiftia casta Western Atlantic 1883
Swiftia exserta Red polyp octocoral Western Atlantic 1786
Swiftia kofoidi Red Sea fan Eastern Pacific 1909
Swiftia pallida Northern sea fan Atlantic and the Mediterr 1970
Swiftia phaeton Atlantic and the Mediterr 2022
Swiftia spauldingi Spaulding's sea fan coral Eastern Pacific 1909
Thesea citrina Western Atlantic 1936
Thesea grandiflora Western Atlantic 1936
Thesea guadalupensis Western Atlantic 1860
Thesea hebes Western Central Atlantic
Thesea nivea White eye sea spray Western Atlantic 1936
Thesea parviflora Western Central Atlantic
Thesea plana Western Central Atlantic 1936
Thesea pyrrha Western Central Atlantic 2022
Thesea rugosa Western Atlantic 1936
Thesea solitaria Western Atlantic 1868
Thesea talismani Eastern Central Atlantic 1986
Trimuricea caledonica Western Central Pacific 1999
Villogorgia bebrycoides Canary Island sea fan coral Atlantic and the Mediterr 1887
Villogorgia citrina Western Central Pacific 1999
Villogorgia glaesaria Western Central Pacific 1999
Villogorgia nigrescens Western Atlantic 1860
Villogorgia nozzolea Western Central Pacific 1996
Villogorgia rubra Western Central Pacific 1899



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