Gorgonia

For a synonym for a genus of moths, see Gorgone (moth).

Gorgonia
Gorgonia flabellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Gorgonia
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

9 species (see text)

Gorgonia is a genus of soft corals, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.

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