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Family Plexauridae

Pseudopterogorgia flagellosa

(Houttuyn, 1772)

Sea Rod, False Whip Coral

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Bermuda, and Caribbean.

Natural Environment: Inhabits inner and outer reefs, reef crests, and sandy lagoons and can attain 3 foot (1 m) heights and usually seen in depths between 50 to 65 feet (15 - 20 m).

Aquarium Suitability: Slimy to the touch and not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Octocorallia

    Order: Anlcyonacea

    Suborder: Holaxonia

    Family: Plexauridae

    Genus: Pseudoplexaura

FYI: Shown here only for identification only.

 Pseudopterogorgia flagellosa (Sea Rod, False Whip Coral)
Photo © Vincent Hargreaves
Plexaurella nutans Swiftia exserta
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