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This one has me stumped. It doesnt seem to be in Veron, Sprung, or Borneman:
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NPS Identification ?!?
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the Acanthogorgias is gorgonias somewhat difficultly to support, the colors can be yellow, orange, pink. red or dark purple.
Colonies are often multicoloured, and the colour of the polyps may contrast tuo that of the coenenchyme.
are azooxanthellate.
the sclerite asrchitecture in this group is growth form and colour, from different parts of the wprld, may have sclerites that show little difference in size and shape. Many species of Acanthogorgia, in wich the polyp sclerites are so short that there is little or no projecting crown, erroneously appear the literature under the name Acalycigorgia (Kukenthal, 1919). Acalycigorgia is actually a synonym of Acanthogorgia, and most species referred to the former should be called Acanthogorgia.
Colonies are often multicoloured, and the colour of the polyps may contrast tuo that of the coenenchyme.
are azooxanthellate.
the sclerite asrchitecture in this group is growth form and colour, from different parts of the wprld, may have sclerites that show little difference in size and shape. Many species of Acanthogorgia, in wich the polyp sclerites are so short that there is little or no projecting crown, erroneously appear the literature under the name Acalycigorgia (Kukenthal, 1919). Acalycigorgia is actually a synonym of Acanthogorgia, and most species referred to the former should be called Acanthogorgia.
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