Family

Common name: Sea Fans

Scientific name: Gorgoniidae

Gorgoniidae, commonly known as sea fans and gorgonians, are a family of soft corals found in oceans around the world. They are characterized by their tree-like structure and are often brightly colored, adding both aesthetic and biological diversity to reef aquariums. Gorgoniidae are filter feeders and require moderate water flow and lighting to thrive. They host a variety of marine life, including the symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae, which provide them with nutrients through photosynthesis. These corals are relatively hardy but do require stable water conditions and are sensitive to changes in water quality.

  1. Common name: slimy sea plume
    Scientific name: Antillogorgia americana
  2. Colonial soft coral bipinnate sea plume or forked sea feather (Antillogorgia bipinnata) undersea, Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Playa Cueva de los peces
    Common name: forked sea feather
    Scientific name: Antillogorgia bipinnata
  3. Common name: Sea Plume
    Scientific name: Antillogorgia elisabethae
  4. Gorgonia flabellum,Venus fan
    Common name: venus sea fan
    Scientific name: Gorgonia flabellum
  5. Wide-Mesh Sea Fan (Gorgonia mariae) near Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.  Underwater photography and marine life.
    Common name: Purple Sea Rod
    Scientific name: Gorgonia mariae
  6. The purple sea fan attached to a rock or coral reef.
    Common name: purple sea fan
    Scientific name: Gorgonia ventalina
  7. Common name: Hicksonella Coral
    Scientific name: Hicksonella princeps
  8. Common name: carmine sea spray
    Scientific name: Leptogorgia miniata
  9. Soft coral Pterogorgia anceps in the Rosario Islands National Natural Park
    Common name: angular sea whip
    Scientific name: Pterogorgia anceps
  10. Yellow colorful sea whip soft coral (Leptogorgia virgulata) in the Atlantic Ocean surf, washing up on a South Carolina beach
    Common name: yellow sea whip
    Scientific name: Pterogorgia citrina