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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 3 of 4

Gorgonia del Pacífico

Gorgonia del Pacífico

Pacifigorgia darwinii

Gorgoniidae

Pacifigorgia engelmanni

Pacifigorgia engelmanni

Gorgoniidae
Pacifigorgia exilis

Pacifigorgia exilis

Pacifigorgia exilis

Gorgoniidae
Pacifigorgia irene

Pacifigorgia irene

Pacifigorgia irene

Gorgoniidae

Alcyon translucide

Paralcyonium spinulosum

Paralcyoniidae

Paramuricea baetica

Paramuricea baetica

Paramuriceidae

Biscay sea fan coral

Paramuricea biscaya

Paramuriceidae
violescent sea-whip

violescent sea-whip

Paramuricea clavata

Paramuriceidae

Gorgone de Gray

Paramuricea grayi

Paramuriceidae
flattened sea fan coral

flattened sea fan coral

Paramuricea placomus

Paramuriceidae

Paramuricea tingitana

Paramuricea tingitana

Paramuriceidae
Elephant Ear Sea Fan

Elephant Ear Sea Fan

Phyllogorgia dilatata

Gorgoniidae

Placogorgia atlantica

Placogorgia atlantica

Paramuriceidae

Placogorgia mirabilis

Placogorgia mirabilis

Paramuriceidae

Placogorgia rudis

Placogorgia rudis

Paramuriceidae

Placogorgia tenuis

Placogorgia tenuis

Paramuriceidae
Black Sea Rod

Black Sea Rod

Plexaura homomalla

Plexauridae

Plexaura kuekenthali

Plexaura kuekenthali

Plexauridae

sea rod

Plexaura nina

Plexauridae

Double-forked Plexaurella

Plexaurella dichotoma

Plexaurellidae
Plexaurella grandiflora

Plexaurella grandiflora

Plexaurella grandiflora

Plexaurellidae
Gray Plexaurella

Gray Plexaurella

Plexaurella grisea

Plexaurellidae
Giant Slit-pore Sea Rod

Giant Slit-pore Sea Rod

Plexaurella nutans

Plexaurellidae

Psammogorgia arbuscula

Psammogorgia arbuscula

Gorgoniidae

Pseudodrifa racemosa

Pseudodrifa racemosa

Capnellidae
Flagellate False Plexaura

Flagellate False Plexaura

Pseudoplexaura flagellosa

Plexauridae
Porous False Plexaura

Porous False Plexaura

Pseudoplexaura porosa

Plexauridae

Pseudotelestula humilis

Pseudotelestula humilis

Incrustatidae
Angular Sea Whip

Angular Sea Whip

Pterogorgia anceps

Pterogorgiidae
Yellow Sea Whip

Yellow Sea Whip

Pterogorgia citrina

Pterogorgiidae
Grooved-blade Sea Whip

Grooved-blade Sea Whip

Pterogorgia guadalupensis

Pterogorgiidae
Sulphur Leather Coral

Sulphur Leather Coral

Rhytisma fulvum

Lemnaliadae

Rolandia coralloides

Rolandia coralloides

Clavulariidae
brown brushy sea fan

brown brushy sea fan

Rumphella aggregata

Isididae
Sarcophyton ehrenbergi

Sarcophyton ehrenbergi

Sarcophyton ehrenbergi

Sarcophytidae
Yellow Fiji Leather Coral

Yellow Fiji Leather Coral

Sarcophyton elegans

Sarcophytidae

elephant ear coral

Sarcophyton trocheliophorum

Sarcophytidae
Blue Octocoral

Blue Octocoral

Sarcothelia edmondsoni

Xeniidae

Scleracis guadaloupensis

Scleracis guadaloupensis

Plexauridae

Scleracis guadalupensis

Scleracis guadalupensis

Scleracidae

Scleracis petrosa

Scleracis petrosa

Scleracidae

Scleranthelia rugosa

Scleranthelia rugosa

Clavulariidae

Abrupt Leather-Coral

Sclerophytum abruptum

Sarcophytidae

Sclerophytum densum

Sclerophytum densum

Sarcophytidae

flexible leather coral

Sclerophytum flexibile

Sarcophytidae

Spiky Leather-Coral

Sclerophytum heterospiculatum

Sarcophytidae
Cabbage Leather-Coral

Cabbage Leather-Coral

Sinularia brassica

Sinulariidae

Stereonephthya portoricensis

Stereonephthya portoricensis

Nephtheidae
Stragulum bicolor

Stragulum bicolor

Stragulum bicolor

Tubiporidae
sea fan

sea fan

Subergorgia suberosa

Subergorgiidae

red polyp octocoral

Swiftia exserta

Plexauridae

Swiftia torreyi

Swiftia torreyi

Plexauridae

Thelogorgia stellata

Thelogorgia stellata

Keroeididae

Thesea citrina

Thesea citrina

Plexauridae

Thesea grandiflora

Thesea grandiflora

Plexauridae

Thesea guadalupensis

Thesea guadalupensis

Plexauridae

Thesea hebes

Thesea hebes

Plexauridae
white eye sea spray

white eye sea spray

Thesea nivea

Plexauridae

Thesea parviflora

Thesea parviflora

Plexauridae

Thesea pyrrha

Thesea pyrrha

Plexauridae