Gorgonia

Gorgonia
	Gorgonia flabellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Gorgoniidae
Genus:	Gorgonia ; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	9 species (see text)

Last updated August 18, 2025

Gorgonia is a genus of soft corals, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.^[1]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:^[1]

Gorgonia clathrus Pallas, 1766
Gorgonia coarctata (Valenciennes, 1855)
Gorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758
Gorgonia flavescens Kükenthal, 1924
Gorgonia gracilis Verrill, 1868
Gorgonia mariae Bayer, 1961
Gorgonia reticulum Pallas, 1766
Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758
Gorgonia venusta Dana, 1846
Gorgonia petezichans Pallas, 1766 (nomen dubium)

References

1 2 3 "Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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Gorgonia

Gorgonia flabellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Gorgoniidae
Genus:	Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758 ^[1]
Species
9 species (see text)