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2 unusual facts about Gorgonia flabellum


Gorgonia flabellum

The Venus sea fan is similar in appearance to Gorgonia ventalina but has a slightly more untidy shape and short, stubby side growths coming out of the main plane.

Gorgonia ventalina

Many of the smaller branches are compressed in the plane of the fan, a fact that distinguishes this species from the Venus sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum).



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