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Purple Sea Fan
Gorgonia ventalina
5,226 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 5,226 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Venus fanGorgonia flabellum
Wide-mesh Sea FanGorgonia mariae
Giant Sea FanAnnella mollis
Elkhorn CoralAcropora palmata
Branching Fire CoralMillepora alcicornis
Isis OcraceaMelithaea ochracea
- Aspergillus sydowii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,239 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 129 |
| Quintana Roo | 129 |
| Puerto Rico | 95 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 82 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina | 2 |
| Panama | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Provincia Limón | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidarians · Cnidaria |
| Class | Sea Anemones and Corals · Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Gorgoniidae |
| Genus | Gorgonia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Purple Sea Fan with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.