Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, Leptogorgia chilensis

Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis. The lower sea fan has its polyps retracted while the upper sea fan has all of its polyps extended into the current. Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California. USA, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 37266Add To Light Table
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Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis. The lower sea fan has its polyps retracted while the upper sea fan has all of its polyps extended into the current. Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California. USA

Stock Photo: 37266
Species: Red gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis
Location: Catalina Island, California, USA
Format: Digital 3:2
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