Biology:Gorgonia
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Short description: Genus of corals
Gorgonia | |
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Gorgonia flabellum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Gorgoniidae |
Genus: | Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
Species | |
9 species (see text) |
Gorgonia is a genus of soft corals, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.[1]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:[1]
- Gorgonia is considered the sea fan because of it's shape
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3936440 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgonia.
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