Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Slit-Pore Sea Rods
Slit-Pore Sea Rods
Scientific Name: Plexaurella spp.
Suborder: Holaxonia
Family: Plexauridae
Category: Gorgonians
Size: 0.5 to 3 ft. (15 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 3-160 ft. (1-50 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Corals
Gorgonians

Slit-Pore Sea Rods

Porous Sea Rods

Encrusting Gorgonian

Deepwater Sea Fan

Corky Sea Finger

Giant Sea Fan

Colorful Sea Rod

Annella mollis

White Telesto

Devil's Sea Whip

Long Sea Whip

Bushy Sea Whip

Slimy Sea Plumes

Bipinnate Sea Plumes

Sea Plumes

Venus Sea Fan

Wide-Mesh Sea Fan

Common Sea Fan

Angular Sea Whip

Grooved-Blade Sea Whip

Swollen-Knob Candelabrum

Knobby Sea Rods

Bent Sea Rod

Black Sea Rod



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