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.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Gorgonian, Sea fan, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31344
Lat/Long: -17.27823, 178.46191 (Coordinates: 17° 16' 41.63" S, 178° 27' 42.87" E)
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Gorgonian, Sea fan, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31344
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, colonial octocoral, coral, coral reef, dendronephthya, fiji, fiji islands, fijian islands, gorgonacea, gorgonian, island, marine, marine invertebrate, nature, nephtheidae, oceania, octocorallia, pacific ocean, plexauridae, reef, sea fan, soft coral, south pacific, tree coral, tropical, underwater, vatu i ra, vatu i ra passage, viti levu
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Coral > Soft Coral
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Fiji Islands
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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