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Family: Acanthogorgiidae



(See list of species below)


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27 species (see list below)
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Acanthogorgia armata
[Armoured sea fan coral]
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Acanthogorgia aspera
[]
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Acanthogorgia augusta
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Acanthogorgia australiensis
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Acanthogorgia breviflora
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Acanthogorgia glyphica
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Acanthogorgia hirsuta
[Hairy sea fan coral]
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Acanthogorgia ildibaha
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Acanthogorgia isoxya
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Acanthogorgia meganopla
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Acanthogorgia pico
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Acanthogorgia ramosissima
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Acanthogorgia schrammi
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Acanthogorgia spinosa
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Acanthogorgia vegae
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Anthogorgia divaricata
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Anthogorgia ochracea
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Calcigorgia gigantea
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Calcigorgia gracilis
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Calcigorgia herba
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Calcigorgia lukini
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Calcigorgia pacifica
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Max. Length 25 cm H
 
Calcigorgia spiculifera
[Pink gorgonian]
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Muricella abnormalis
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Muricella flexuosa
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Muricella paraplectana
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Muricella plectana
[Gorgonian coral]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthogorgia armata Armoured sea fan coral Northwest Atlantic 1878
Acanthogorgia aspera Western Central Atlantic 1867
Acanthogorgia augusta Western Central Pacific 1999
Acanthogorgia australiensis Western Central Pacific 1903
Acanthogorgia breviflora Western Central Pacific 1897
Acanthogorgia glyphica Western Central Pacific 1999
Acanthogorgia hirsuta Hairy sea fan coral Atlantic and the Mediterr 1857
Acanthogorgia ildibaha Western Central Pacific 1999
Acanthogorgia isoxya Western Central Pacific 1999
Acanthogorgia meganopla Western Central Pacific 1999
Acanthogorgia pico Western Central Pacific 1973
Acanthogorgia ramosissima Antarctic Indian Ocean 1889
Acanthogorgia schrammi Southwest Pacific 1864
Acanthogorgia spinosa Indo-West Pacific 1899
Acanthogorgia vegae Northwest Pacific 1931
Anthogorgia divaricata Western Pacific 1865
Anthogorgia ochracea Western Central Pacific 1999
Calcigorgia gigantea North Pacific 2019
Calcigorgia gracilis Northwest Pacific 2019
Calcigorgia herba Northwest Pacific 2019
Calcigorgia lukini Northwest Pacific 2019
Calcigorgia pacifica Northwest Pacific 2019
Calcigorgia spiculifera Pink gorgonian Northeast Pacific 25 H 1935
Muricella abnormalis Northwest Pacific 1912
Muricella flexuosa Northwest Pacific 1865
Muricella paraplectana Western Central Pacific 1999
Muricella plectana Gorgonian coral Western Central Pacific 1999



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