Gorgoniidae

Gorgoniidae
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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