Angular Sea Whip Pterogorgia anceps

Photo: Bert Hoeksema

Classification

Gorgoniidae [family]

Pterogorgia [genus] (3)

anceps [species]

Classification

Gorgoniidae [family]

Pterogorgia [genus] (3)

anceps [species]

Names

English name	Angular Sea Whip
Valid name	Pterogorgia anceps (Pallas, 1766)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Cnidaria [phylum] Cnidarians
  - Anthozoa [class] Gorgonians, Corals and Anemones
    - Octocorallia [subclass] Gorgonians, Telestaceans and Soft Corals
      - Alcyonacea [order]
        
        Holaxonia [suborder]
        
        Gorgoniidae [family]
        
        Pterogorgia Ehrenberg, 1834 [genus]
        
        Pterogorgia anceps (Pallas, 1766) [species] Angular Sea Whip