California Golden gorgonian polyps, Muricea californica |
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California Golden gorgonian polyps. The golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by. San Clemente Island, USA Keywords: animal, california, california golden gorgonian, channel islands, coral, creature, gorgonian, invertebrate, marine invertebrate, marine invertebrate anatomy, muricea californica, nature, ocean, oceans, pacific, polyp, san clemente island, sea fan, soft coral, underwater, usa, wildlife | |||
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