Page 44 - Caribbean Reef Life Demo

SEA FANS : CORALS
SPINY SEA FAN
(Muricea muricata) < 60 cm / 2 ft
Dense branching brown to yellow rods in a fan shape. etracted ol s ha e a s in a erture. ale ol s.
LONG SPINE SEA FAN
(Muricea pinnata) < 1.8 m / 6 ft
Highly branching gray to yellow fan shape. Retracted ol s ha e a s in a erture. ello ish ro n ol s.
ORANGE DEEPWATER FAN (Nicella goreaui) < 45 cm / 1.5 ft
Bright orange to red branches growing in a single plane. Translucent white polyps. Found mostly under ledges.
WIDE MESH SEA FAN (Gorgonia mariae) < 35 cm / 14 in maller ra to ello ish fans ith distincti el lar er spaces between branchlets. Polyps in opposite rows.
GOLDEN SEA SPRAY (Heterogorgia uatumani) < 30 cm / 1 ft
Thick bright yellow to golden branches form a fan shape. Bright yellow polyps. Found mostly under ledges.
DEEPWATER SEA FAN
(Iciligorgia schrammi) < 1.5 m / 5 ft
Large reddish fans with widely spaced branches and lighter polyps. Prefers deeper walls and stronger current.
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