The red gorgonian, Paragorgia arborea, occurs on these reefs. From Wordnik.com. [Human impacts on the biodiversity of the Arctic] Reference
French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) forage in a similar manner, but they consume less gorgonian polyps and algae. From Wordnik.com. [Coral reef fish feeding behavior in the Caribbean] Reference
Sponges make up 70% of their diet with the rest of their diet consisting of gorgonian polyps, other invertebrates, and algae. From Wordnik.com. [Coral reef fish feeding behavior in the Caribbean] Reference
“Growth and composition of high-Mg calcite in the skeleton of a Bermudian gorgonian Plexaurella dichotoma: Potential for paleothermometry”. From Wordnik.com. [Pollack and Schrag at the NAS Panel « Climate Audit] Reference
A potentially-important recent advance is the use of SIMS secondary-ion mass spectrometry on gorgonian corals—which live at all depths, from the poles to the equator. From Wordnik.com. [Pollack and Schrag at the NAS Panel « Climate Audit] Reference
Because I'm supposed to be studying venoms, peptdies, and antifeedants in gorgonian corals at the moment, and I am finding it rather difficult to concentrate, I ask all of you this burning question. From Wordnik.com. [Coffee. Sigh] Reference
So tonight we settled in happily expecting to learn about shark repellents made by the Pacific sole -- a long and fascinating subject if you are a Pacific sole, and rather dull if you're aren't -- only to be energized by the professor's discussion of how he had isolated a particular toxin from a gorgonian those pretty, wavy soft corals that you see in various marine pictures. From Wordnik.com. [Mornings. Grumble] Reference
The red gorgonian, '' Paragorgia arborea '', occurs on these reefs. From Wordnik.com. [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference
Antibacterial and antilarval compounds from marine gorgonian-associated bacterium. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
The water is cool, but I am soon duck-diving down among king angelfish, pufferfish and small gorgonian fans. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
There is a very good variety of hard corals, colorful sea gorgonian fans and many huge pelagic fishes to see. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
You name it ... pink, purple, blue, green, orange ... all can be seen in one spot (can you imagine?) .. from soft corals, hard corals to gorgonian fans. From Wordnik.com. [...LiFe iS BeauTifuL...] Reference
Mystical statues of the gods, their faces covered in gorgonian fans, stood rooted to the ocean floor behind an ornate temple gateway 100 feet below sea level. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The large organism in the foreground is a gorgonian coral, while the smaller organisms attached to the rock around it are gorgonshead corals and deep-sea stalked barnacles. From Wordnik.com. [Rants From The Rookery] Reference
The coral walls are covered in hard corals, gorgonian fans, and inhabited by many varieties of fish. ". From Wordnik.com. [Sun.Star Network Online - Your Source of Philippine Community News] Reference
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