Prof. Dr. Charles G. Messing, (†), USA
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Antillogorgia americana forms large colonies, composed of numerous main branches with smaller pinnately arranged branchlets, feather-like plumose; as large as 1 m in height.
The branchlets long, slightly flattened, tapered, and 1.5-2.5 mm in diameter.
The gorgonian produces copious amounts of mucus.
Color:
Commonly purple to violet, occasionally pale yellow.
Habitat:
This coral lives in most reef environments, from shallow hard bottoms, patch reefs to deep clear water reeds along drop-offs.
Synonyms:
Gorgonia americana Gmelin, 1791
Pseudopterogorgia americana (Gmelin, 1791)
Pterogorgia ellisiana Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857
Very special thanks for the first photo of Eunicea laxispica to Prof. Dr. Charles Sheppard, UK.
Please have a look on Prof. Sheppards homepage "Coralpedia" too: https://coralpedia.bio.warwick.ac.uk/en/about
The branchlets long, slightly flattened, tapered, and 1.5-2.5 mm in diameter.
The gorgonian produces copious amounts of mucus.
Color:
Commonly purple to violet, occasionally pale yellow.
Habitat:
This coral lives in most reef environments, from shallow hard bottoms, patch reefs to deep clear water reeds along drop-offs.
Synonyms:
Gorgonia americana Gmelin, 1791
Pseudopterogorgia americana (Gmelin, 1791)
Pterogorgia ellisiana Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857
Very special thanks for the first photo of Eunicea laxispica to Prof. Dr. Charles Sheppard, UK.
Please have a look on Prof. Sheppards homepage "Coralpedia" too: https://coralpedia.bio.warwick.ac.uk/en/about
