divepix - Grooved-blade Sea Whip

Grooved-blade Sea Whip

Aspect:	Generously branched dark pink to brown coloured gorgonian structure, but in a somewhat less rigid candelabrum structure as the Yellow Sea Whip also common in the area. Branches also tend to be longer.
Population:	Common.
Notable feature:	Branches are blade-shaped with white polyps emerging from long continuous grooves cut in the edges of the branch. Similar looking Yellow Sea Whip (q.v.) sees polyps extending from individual buttonholes along the branch edge.
Environment:	Close to reef edges in relatively shallow waters, typically around 5 to 20 metres.

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