Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Slimy Sea Plumes
Antillogorgia americana
Slimy Sea Plumes
Category: Octocorals
Scientific Name: Antillogorgia americana
Synonyms: Pseudopterogorgia americana
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 5-150 ft. (2-45 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Octocorallia (Class)
  └Malacalcyonacea (Order)
   └Gorgoniidae (Family)
    └Antillogorgia (Genus)
     └A. americana (Species)
WoRMS ID: 708859🔗
iNaturalist ID: 886070🔗

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