Forked Sea Feather
Antillogorgia bipinnata
Also known as: Bi-pinnate Sea Plume, Caribbean Gorgonian Coral, Caribbean Octocoral, Colonial Soft Coral, Octocoral, Purple Frilly Gorgonian, Purple Sea Plume, Small Sea Feather, West Indian Sea Feather, Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata
- Bi-pinnate Sea Plume
- Caribbean Gorgonian Coral
- Caribbean Octocoral
- Colonial Soft Coral
- Octocoral
- Purple Frilly Gorgonian
- Purple Sea Plume
- Small Sea Feather
- West Indian Sea Feather
- Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata
Overview
Found attached to the substrate, over clear shallow water reefs.
Most soft corals have no true skeleton and so their bodies are flexible.
Some soft corals have spikes very similar to rose thorns which may help to protect against predators.
Soft corals are food and shelter to many marine animals, some of which hide in the branches and take on the colouration of these corals.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found attached to the substrate, over clear shallow water reefs.
Adult photos 1
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