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Gorgoniidae (Sea fan)

Synonyms: Gorgonidae

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Genus

Adelogorgia (Sea fan) (5)
Antillogorgia (11)
Callistephanus (6)
Eugorgia (Red sea fan) (17)
Eunicella (Soft coral) (26)
Filigorgia (5)
Gorgonia (49)
Guaiagorgia (1)
Hicksonella (3)
Leptogorgia (104)
Olindagorgia (1)
Pacifigorgia (Sea fan) (37)
Pennalina (1)
Phycogorgia (2)
Phyllogorgia (1)
Pinnigorgia (Sea fan) (3)
Pseudopterogorgia (Purple sea plume) (9)
Pterogorgia (Angular sea whip) (10)
Rumphella (4)
Tobagogorgia (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0