Order

Malacalcyonacea

193 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 2 of 4

white horny coral

white horny coral

Eunicella singularis

Eunicellidae
Pink Sea Fan

Pink Sea Fan

Eunicella verrucosa

Eunicellidae
hedge carnation coral

hedge carnation coral

Gersemia fruticosa

Alcyoniidae
Deep Sea Carnation Coral

Deep Sea Carnation Coral

Gersemia juliepackardae

Alcyoniidae

Gersemia lambi

Gersemia lambi

Alcyoniidae
sea strawberry

sea strawberry

Gersemia rubiformis

Alcyoniidae

Venus Sea Fan

Gorgonia flabellum

Gorgoniidae
Wide-mesh Sea Fan

Wide-mesh Sea Fan

Gorgonia mariae

Gorgoniidae
Common Sea Fan

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Gorgoniidae

Guaiagorgia anas

Guaiagorgia anas

Paramuriceidae
Okinawan’s octocoral reef flowers

Okinawan’s octocoral reef flowers

Hanah hanagasa

Arulidae

Blue Ivy Coral

Hedera caerulescens

Alcyoniidae
Iciligorgia brunnea

Iciligorgia brunnea

Iciligorgia brunnea

Melithaeidae
Deepwater Sea Fan

Deepwater Sea Fan

Iciligorgia schrammi

Melithaeidae

Incrustatus comauensis

Incrustatus comauensis

Incrustatidae
golden sea fan

golden sea fan

Isis hippuris

Isididae

Lateothela grandiflora

Lateothela grandiflora

Alcyoniidae

Latissimia ningalooensis

Latissimia ningalooensis

Xeniidae
Gorgonia blanca

Gorgonia blanca

Leptogorgia alba

Gorgoniidae

Leptogorgia cardinalis

Leptogorgia cardinalis

Gorgoniidae
carmine sea spray

carmine sea spray

Leptogorgia chilensis

Gorgoniidae

Leptogorgia cofrini

Leptogorgia cofrini

Gorgoniidae
Leptogorgia cuspidata

Leptogorgia cuspidata

Leptogorgia cuspidata

Gorgoniidae
Leptogorgia ena

Leptogorgia ena

Leptogorgia ena

Gorgoniidae
Leptogorgia exigua

Leptogorgia exigua

Leptogorgia exigua

Gorgoniidae

Gorgonias

Leptogorgia fucata

Gorgoniidae
regal sea fan

regal sea fan

Leptogorgia hebes

Gorgoniidae
Leptogorgia peruviana

Leptogorgia peruviana

Leptogorgia peruviana

Gorgoniidae
sea whip

sea whip

Leptogorgia punicea

Gorgoniidae
Leptogorgia rigida

Leptogorgia rigida

Leptogorgia rigida

Gorgoniidae
Leptogorgia ruberrima

Leptogorgia ruberrima

Leptogorgia ruberrima

Gorgoniidae
Orange Gorgonian

Orange Gorgonian

Leptogorgia sarmentosa

Gorgoniidae
Sea Whip

Sea Whip

Leptogorgia setacea

Gorgoniidae
yellow sea fan

yellow sea fan

Leptogorgia viminalis

Gorgoniidae
colorful sea whip

colorful sea whip

Leptogorgia virgulata

Gorgoniidae
Broccoli Coral

Broccoli Coral

Litophyton arboreum

Nephtheidae
Lobophytum crassum

Lobophytum crassum

Lobophytum crassum

Sarcophytidae
Lobophytum sarcophytoides

Lobophytum sarcophytoides

Lobophytum sarcophytoides

Sarcophytidae
Alcyon brun

Alcyon brun

Maasella edwardsii

Paralcyoniidae
Bicolor Gorgonian

Bicolor Gorgonian

Melithaea bicolor

Melithaeidae

Gorgone noueuse jaune

Melithaea caledonica

Melithaeidae

Melithaea cinquemiglia

Melithaea cinquemiglia

Melithaeidae

Melithaea corymbosa

Melithaea corymbosa

Melithaeidae
Isis ocracea

Isis ocracea

Melithaea ochracea

Melithaeidae

Muricea atlantica

Muricea atlantica

Plexauridae
Muricea austera

Muricea austera

Muricea austera

Plexauridae
California Golden Gorgonian

California Golden Gorgonian

Muricea californica

Plexauridae
Muricea flamma

Muricea flamma

Muricea flamma

Plexauridae
brown gorgonian

brown gorgonian

Muricea fruticosa

Plexauridae

pinnate spiny sea fan

Muricea pendula

Plexauridae
Muricea purpurea

Muricea purpurea

Muricea purpurea

Plexauridae

Muriceides kuekenthali

Muriceides kuekenthali

Paramuriceidae

Muriceides nigra

Muriceides nigra

Paramuriceidae
Muricella plectana

Muricella plectana

Muricella plectana

Anthogorgiidae
Rough Sea Plume

Rough Sea Plume

Muriceopsis flavida

Pterogorgiidae
Muriceopsis sulphurea

Muriceopsis sulphurea

Muriceopsis sulphurea

Pterogorgiidae

Neospongodes atlantica

Neospongodes atlantica

Nephtheidae

Nestormuricea gratiaplena

Nestormuricea gratiaplena

Paramuriceidae

dandelion coral

Nidalia occidentalis

Nidaliidae
Olindagorgia gracilis

Olindagorgia gracilis

Olindagorgia gracilis

Gorgoniidae