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| Soft corals (gorgonians, dendronephthya) and hard corals cover a pristine and beautiful south Pacific coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 31418 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Black Sun Coral, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Tubastrea micrantha Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji | Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. Image ID: 31421 Species: Gorgonian, Sea Fan, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji | Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 31425 Species: Gorgonian, Anthias, Sea Fan, Pseudanthias, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Fiji |
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| Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 31428 Species: Gorgonian, Anthias, Sea Fan, Pseudanthias, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Fiji | Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 31435 Species: Gorgonian, Anthias, Sea Fan, Pseudanthias, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Fiji | Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 31437 Species: Gorgonian, Anthias, Sea Fan, Pseudanthias, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Fiji |
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| Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. Image ID: 31438 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea Location: Fiji | Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. Image ID: 31439 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Sea Fan, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Fiji | Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji. Image ID: 31441 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Anthias, Black Sun Coral, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias, Gorgonacea, Tubastrea micrantha Location: Fiji |
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| Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32056 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32207 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 34219 Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 30864 Species: Garibaldi, California golden gorgonian, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Garibaldi and red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 30870 Species: Garibaldi, Red gorgonian, Hypsypops rubicundus, Lophogorgia chilensis Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 30909 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 30956 Species: Blacksmith, California golden gorgonian, Chromis punctipinnis, Muricea californica Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 31350 Species: Gorgonian, Anthias, Sea Fan, Pseudanthias, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Wakaya Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji | Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 31440 Species: Gorgonian, Sea Fan, Anthias, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae, Pseudanthias Location: Wakaya Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji |
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| Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. Image ID: 31443 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea Location: Fiji | Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. Image ID: 31444 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea Location: Fiji | Crinoid clinging to gorgonian sea fan, Fiji. Image ID: 31445 Species: Crinoid Feather Star, Gorgonian, Sea Fan, Crinoidea, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Fiji |
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| Sarcophyton leather coral and sea fan gorgonian on pristine coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 31446 Species: Sarcophyton Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Sea Fan, Sarcophyton, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Fiji | Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. Image ID: 31447 Species: Dendronephthya Soft Coral, Gorgonian, Sea Fan, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae Location: Fiji | Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32038 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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| Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32039 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32041 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32118 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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| Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32121 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32128 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island. Image ID: 32181 Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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