Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Black Sea Rod
Black Sea Rod
Scientific Name: Plexaurella homomalla
Suborder: Holaxonia
Family: Plexauridae
Category: Gorgonians
Size: 0.5 to 2 ft. (15 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 4-200 ft. (1-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Corals
Gorgonians

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

Sea Plumes

Common Sea Fan

Angular Sea Whip

Grooved-Blade Sea Whip

Swollen-Knob Candelabrum

Knobby Sea Rods

Bent Sea Rod



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