Henning Wiese, Schweiz
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Muricella plectana Grasshoff, 1999
Muricella gorgonians are mainly found in the Indo-Pacific.
The warty gorgonian fan, as it is colloquially known, often lives in colonies in shaded areas, frequently under rocky overhangs, on sand and rubble.
The name warty gorgonian fan refers to the appearance of the gorgonian with retracted polyps (like a close-meshed net with knots).
The gorgonian can be found from shallow water to depths of about 50 meters.
The dwarf seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti lives in this fan gorgonian, where it is well camouflaged.
The color form of the dwarf seahorses that live on the red-polyp gorgonian Muricella plectana have a light gray body and red tubercles.
Muricella gorgonians are mainly found in the Indo-Pacific.
The warty gorgonian fan, as it is colloquially known, often lives in colonies in shaded areas, frequently under rocky overhangs, on sand and rubble.
The name warty gorgonian fan refers to the appearance of the gorgonian with retracted polyps (like a close-meshed net with knots).
The gorgonian can be found from shallow water to depths of about 50 meters.
The dwarf seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti lives in this fan gorgonian, where it is well camouflaged.
The color form of the dwarf seahorses that live on the red-polyp gorgonian Muricella plectana have a light gray body and red tubercles.
