Gorgonian ID?

[Jacob D]

I know this isn't NPS but I think someone here would have a higher probability of giving an ID vs. the usual folks over in the softie forum.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1850400

 

[velvetelvis]

With the disclaimer that I don't know much about gorgonians and have next to zero experience keeping them...

Do you know if it's a Pacific or a Caribbean species?

Maybe Rumphella?
http://www.seadb.net/schedule.php?ids=311

Muricea or Eunicea, possibly?
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2004/invert.htm

Like I said, no expert, but HTH.

 

[tahoe61]

How about Pseudoplexaura?

 

[Western_reefer]

Looks like a gorgonian in the Eunicea species.

 

[flying_dutchman]

[SIZE=-2]Pterogorgia?
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[flying_dutchman]

From coral pedia:

Pterogorgia citrina (Esper 1792)
The branches of this genus of gorgonia are flattened. In Pterogorgia citrina the cross-sections of branches are generally ribbon shaped.

Colonies are small, rarely more than 30 cm tall and are commonly yellowish or orange. Polyps emerge conspicuously from the edges of the blades, from individual apertures rather than from a common groove as is the case with P. guadaloupensis.

 

[GreshamH]

Looks like a gorgonian in the Eunicea species.

Genus

 

[slapshot]

Pterogorgia citrina, good guess but the polyps look too small in the picture. I'll go with something from the Isididae family.