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: Gau Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31333
Lat/Long: -17.95564, 179.22068 (Coordinates: 17° 57' 20.31" S, 179° 13' 14.44" E)
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea
Location: Gau Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31333
Lat/Long: -17.95564, 179.22068 (Coordinates: 17° 57' 20.31" S, 179° 13' 14.44" E)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: alcyonacea, animal, animalia, anthozoa, carnation coral, cnidaria, coral, coral reef, dendronephthya, fiji, fiji islands, fijian islands, gau island, gorgonacea, gorgonian, island, lomaiviti archipelago, marine, marine invertebrate, nature, nephtheidae, oceania, octocorallia, pacific ocean, reef, sea fan, soft coral, south pacific, tree coral, tropical, underwater
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Coral > Soft Coral
- Gallery > Fiji Coral Reef
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Fiji Islands
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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