Sea-fan

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“In the family of the Gorgonidae the substance of the polypidom is collected into a solid central axis, covered by the fleshy mass in which the polypes are imbedded. The axis is cometimes calcareous, sometimes horny; in certain casees it is formed of a series of joints united by horny rings. Many species grow in a more or less aborescent form, of which the Sea-Fans are an example.” — Goodrich, 1859

Keywords

sea, coral, fan, radiata, polypi, asteroida

Galleries

Corals and Sea Anemone

Source

S. G. Goodrich Animal Kingdom Illustrated Vol 2 (New York, NY: Derby & Jackson, 1859)

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