Gorgoniidae
Gorgoniidae | |
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Pinnigorgia sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Suborder: | Holaxonia |
Family: | Gorgoniidae Lamouroux, 1812 |
Genera | |
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Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria. Nearly all the genera and species are native to the east and west coasts of America.
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