Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Sea Plumes
Sea Plumes
Scientific Name: Antillogorgia spp.
Suborder: Holaxonia
Family: Gorgoniidae
Category: Gorgonians
Size: 1 to 7 ft. (30 to 210 cm)  
Depth: 3-180 ft. (1-55 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Note: This page groups several species of Antillogorgia, includingA. acerosa and P. rigida that are almost impossible to visual distinguish.

Corals
Gorgonians

Sea Plumes

Venus Sea Fan

Wide-Mesh Sea Fan

Common Sea Fan

Angular Sea Whip

Grooved-Blade Sea Whip

Swollen-Knob Candelabrum

Knobby Sea Rods

Bent Sea Rod

Black Sea Rod

Slit-Pore Sea Rods

Porous Sea Rods

Encrusting Gorgonian

Deepwater Sea Fan

Corky Sea Finger

Colorful Sea Rod

White Telesto

Devil's Sea Whip

Long Sea Whip

Bushy Sea Whip

Slimy Sea Plumes

Bipinnate Sea Plumes



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