Gorgonia

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

Gorgonia
Gorgonia flabellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Gorgoniidae
Genus:	Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Species
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Species

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

Gorgonia capensis Hickson, 1900 Gorgonia clathrus Pallas, 1766 Gorgonia coarctata (Valenciennes, 1855) Gorgonia cribrum Valenciennes, 1846 Gorgonia crinita Valenciennes, 1855 Gorgonia elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Gorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758 Gorgonia flavescens Kükenthal, 1924 Gorgonia mariae Bayer, 1961 Gorgonia occatoria (Valenciennes, 1855)

Gorgonia palma Pallas, 1766 Gorgonia reticulum Pallas, 1766 Gorgonia sarmentosa Pallas, 1789 Gorgonia stricta Bertoloni, 1825 Gorgonia suberosa Pallas, 1766 Gorgonia subtilis Valenciennes, 1855 Gorgonia venosa Valenciennes, 1855 Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758 Gorgonia venusta Dana, 1846 Gorgonia petezichans Pallas, 1766 (nomen dubium)

References

1. van Ofwegen, Leen (2014). "Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-21.