Common Sea Fan Gorgonia ventalina

Classification

Gorgoniidae [family]

Gorgonia [genus] (3)

Gorgonia [genus] (3)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao
	Klein Curaçao
	Saba Bank
	Sint Eustatius

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Klein Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank
	Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius

Notes on presence status	Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on St. Maarten.

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Etnoyer, P.J., Wirshing, H.H., Sánchez, J.A. 2010. Rapid assessment of Octocoral diversity and habitat on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles. PLoS ONE 5(5): 1-9.
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