Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Grooved-Blade Sea Whip
Pterogorgia guadalupensis
Grooved-Blade Sea Whip
Category: Gorgonians
Scientific Name: Pterogorgia guadalupensis
Size: 0.5 to 2 ft. (15 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Octocorallia (Class)
  └Malacalcyonacea (Order)
   └Gorgoniidae (Family)
    └Pterogorgia (Genus)

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