Flagellate false Plexaura
Pseudoplexaura flagellosa
(Houttuyn, 1772)

Description:
Colonies large, branching dichotomously, more or less in one plane, up to 1 m in height. End branches long and slender, 2-3 mm in diameter. Apertures small, 0.5-1.0 mm in diameter, ellipsoid, elongated in the axis of the branch, and arranged in poorly defined vertical rows on the branch.

Color:
Purple.

Habitat:
A reef dweller, from 3-30 m.

Distribution:
Florida and Caribbean.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Subclass Octocorallia
Order Gorgonacea
Genus Pseudoplexaura
Species Pseudoplexaura flagellosa

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Flagellate false Plexaura [English]

Cairns, S., 1977. Guide to the Commoner Shallow-water Gorgonians (Sea Whips, Sea Feathers and Sea Fans) of Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Region. Sea Grant Field Guide Series, 6.

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