species: Unidentified gorgoniid in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Unidentified gorgoniid


©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified gorgoniid near Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island. Thanks to Joe Rowlett for the tentative identification through iNaturalist.

©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified gorgoniid near Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified gorgoniid near Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Malacalcyonacea
Family Gorgoniidae
Species Unidentified gorgoniid

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Fabricius, K. and P. Alderslade (2001). Soft corals and sea fans: A comprehensive guide to the tropical shallow water genera of the central-west Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea Australian Institute of Marine Science and Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Australia.