Sea fan, Gorgonian, Alcyonacea soft coral, Fiji, Dendronephthya

Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents., Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, natural history stock photograph, photo id 31343
Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents.

Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31343
Lat/Long: -17.27823, 178.46191 (Coordinates: 17° 16' 41.63" S, 178° 27' 42.87" E)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: alcyonacea, animal, animalia, anthozoa, bligh waters, carnation coral, cnidaria, coral, coral reef, dendronephthya, fiji, fiji islands, fijian islands, gorgonacea, gorgonian, island, marine, marine invertebrate, nature, nephtheidae, oceania, octocorallia, pacific ocean, reef, sea fan, soft coral, south pacific, tree coral, tropical, underwater, vatu i ra, vatu i ra passage, viti levu
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