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noun - corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton
Of or belonging to the order Gorgonacea.
GORGONIAN - Gorgonians are sessile colonial cnidarians found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the tropics and subtropics. The name "Gorgonacea" ...
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| corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton |
| Any of various corals of the order Gorgonacea, having a flexible, often branching skeleton of horny material. |
| Of or belonging to the order Gorgonacea. |
| A colonial coral of an order distinguished by having a horny treelike skeleton, including the sea fans and precious red coral. |
| Relating to gorgons or gorgonians. |
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| Gorgonians are sessile colonial cnidarians found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the tropics and subtropics. The name "Gorgonacea" is no longer considered valid and Alcyonacea is now the accepted name for the order. Gorgonians are also known as sea fans and sea whips and are similar to the sea pen, a soft coral. Gorgonians are closely related to coral. Individual tiny polyps form colonies that are normally erect, flattened, branching, and reminiscent of a fan. Others may be whiplike, bushy, or even encrusting. A colony can be several feet high and across but only a few inches thick. They may be brightly coloured, often purple, red, or yellow. Photosynthetic gorgonians can be successfully kept in captive reef aquariums.Gorgonians are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, alongside the orders Alcyonacea (soft corals) and Pennatulacea (sea pens). There are about 500 different species of gorgonians found in the oceans of the world, but they are particularly |