Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31343
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31343
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: alcyonacea, animal, animalia, anthozoa, bligh waters, carnation coral, cnidaria, coral, coral reef, dendronephthya, fiji, fiji islands, fijian islands, gorgonacea, gorgonian, island, marine, marine invertebrate, nature, nephtheidae, oceania, octocorallia, pacific ocean, reef, sea fan, soft coral, south pacific, tree coral, tropical, underwater, vatu i ra, vatu i ra passage, viti levu
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Coral > Soft Coral
- Gallery > Fiji Coral Reef
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Fiji Islands
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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