Saltwater. Gorgonians. Small sea fans, very much smaller than other members of the genus. They are pale in colour, commonly white but with slight tints of mauve. Their branching pattern is of several ascending branches from which secondary branches come off in feather-like, or pinnate fashion.

- Common Sea Fan Gorgonia ventalina

Size: 15 to 30 cm.
Colour: Pale in colour, commonly white but with slight tints of mauve.
Shape: Seafans have strong, flexible stems. Their branching pattern is of several ascending branches from which secondary branches come off in feather-like, or pinnate fashion.

Inhabits coral reefs. They prefer deeper waters.

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.

[Marion Haarsma, march 2016]

- Humann, P., & DeLoach, N. (2002). Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (p. 420). Jacksonville (FL): New World Publications.

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