Gorgoniidae Lamouroux 1812

North Pacific Ocean, Duration 21 seconds

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Duration 9 seconds

Leptogorgia Agassizii (a gorgonia).

Colony of Gorgonia flabellum.

Colony of Gorgonia acerosa.

Figure 1.Eugorgia beebei (CASIZ 75783) holotype. A entire colony B detail of branches C SEM sclerites.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Duration 8 seconds

Gorgonia flabellum (a gorgonia).

Gorgonias: Gorgonia anceps.

Figure 3.Eugorgia beebei (CASIZ 75783) holotype, SEM coenenchymal sclerites. A spindles and disc-spindles B double discs C cross.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

Colony of Gorgonia bipinnata.

Figure 2.Eugorgia beebei (MCZ 36106) paratype. A entire colony B detail of branches; SEM sclerites.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

Gorgonia Flexuosa, D..

Figure 4.Eugorgia mutabilis (UCR 2297) holotype. A entire colony B detail of branches C SEM sclerites.

Gorgonia verticellata (Pallas).

Figure 6.Eugorgia mutabilis, in situ colonies. A, B Burbujas, Puerto Jiménez, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 12 m deep (photographs by C. Sánchez) C Montaña Rusa, Islas Contreras, Panamá, 32 m deep.

Gorgonia verticellata (Pallas).

Figure 5.Eugorgia mutabilis (UCR 2297) holotype. SEM coenenchymal sclerites. A, B spindles and disc-spindles C double discs.

Gorgone flabeliforme (squelette).

Leptogorgia rigida (a gorgonia).