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Sea Fan Coral Of course you cannot touch it or you will kill it, but it looks just like soft lace that could be blowing in the wind.<br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BSgzn3MabyI?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Fall,Geotagged,Gorgonia ventalina,Saint John,U.S. Virgin Islands,sea fan,trunk bay Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Sea Fan Coral

Of course you cannot touch it or you will kill it, but it looks just like soft lace that could be blowing in the wind.

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The Purple sea fan

"Gorgonia ventalina", the purple sea fan, is a species of sea fan, an octocoral in the family Anthothelidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

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Similar species: Soft Corals
Species identified by Lilygirl
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Uploaded Oct 15, 2014. Captured Oct 6, 2014 11:43 in Virgin Islands National Park, North Shore Road, St. John 00830, USVI.
country flag of Virgin Islands (U.S.) Explore Virgin Islands (U.S.) 26 18 0
  • COOLPIX S31
  • f/3.3
  • 10/6398s
  • ISO80
  • 4.1mm
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