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americana
Family
Gorgoniidae
TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC
Pseudopterogorgia americana
SLIMY SEA PLUME
Common on reefs at any depth. Cortex produces copious mucus,
purple with brown polyps. Attains height of at least 3
feet, pinnate (feather-like) branch pairs usually arranged opposite each
other. Tropical Western Atlantic. |
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