Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Encrusting Gorgonian
Encrusting Gorgonian
Scientific Name: Erythropodium caribaeorum
Suborder: Scleraxonia
Family: Anthothelidae
Category: Gorgonians
Size: 3 in. to 3 ft. (8 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Corals
Gorgonians

Encrusting Gorgonian

Deepwater Sea Fan

Corky Sea Finger

Giant Sea Fan

Colorful Sea Rod

Annella mollis

White Telesto

Devil's Sea Whip

Long Sea Whip

Bushy Sea Whip

Slimy Sea Plumes

Bipinnate Sea Plumes

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



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