Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Colorful Sea Rod
Diodogorgia nodulifera
Colorful Sea Rod
Category: Gorgonians
Scientific Name: Diodogorgia nodulifera
Size: 4 to 12 in. (10 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 40-600 ft. (12-180 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Octocorallia (Class)
  └Scleralcyonacea (Order)
   └Spongiodermidae (Family)
    └Diodogorgia (Genus)

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