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Family Gorgoniidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Lophogorgia chilensis

Italian Gardens, Catalina, California, 40 feet

RED GORGONIAN

Common on rock in shaded areas exposed to current.  Attains 3 feet, branch diameter of 1/4 inch.  Polyps are white.  Central to Baja California.  Also known as Leptogorgia chilensis.