Saltwater. Gorgonians. Colonies form bushy clusters of tall, feather-like plumes. Pinnately branching, secondary branches or branchlets.

- Bipinnate Sea Plumes Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata

Size: 30 to 210 cm.
Colour: Most commonly purple to gray branches, occasionally bright to pale yellow or yellowish-brown. Polyps generally cream to brownish or grayish.
Shape: Brushy clusters of tall, feather-like plumes. Pinnately branching, secondary branches or branchlets.

Inhabits coral reefs. Inhabit most reef environments, from shallow, seaward sandy areas, patch reefs to deep clear waters reefs along drop-offs.

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.

[Marion Haarsma, march 2016]

- Humann, P., & DeLoach, N. (2002). Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (p. 420). Jacksonville (FL): New World Publications.

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