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Roatan Reef Guide

Sea Plumes, Sea Whips, Sea Rods

Bent Sea Rod (Eunicea flexuosa)

Bent Sea Rod

Orange Spiny Sea Rods (Muricea elongata)

Orange Spiny Sea Rods

Swollen-Knob Candelabrum (Eunicea mammosa)

Swollen-Knob Candelabrum

Porous Sea Rod (Pseudoplexaura spp.)

Porous Sea Rod

Doughnut Sea Rod (Eunicea fusca)

Doughnut Sea Rod

Knobby Sea Rods (Eunicea sp.)

Knobby Sea Rods

Delicate Spiny Sea Rods (Muricea laxa)

Delicate Spiny Sea Rods

Warty Sea Rods (Eunicea calyculata)

Warty Sea Rods

Tube-Knob Candelabrum (Eunicea laxispica)

Tube-Knob Candelabrum

White Telesto (Carijoa riisei)

White Telesto

Slit-Pore Sea Rod (Plexauella sp.)

Slit-Pore Sea Rod

Giant Slit Pore Sea Rods (Plexaurella nutans)

Giant Slit Pore Sea Rods

Grooved Blade Sea Whip (Pterogorgia guadalupensis)

Grooved Blade Sea Whip

Bipinnate Sea Plume (Antillogorgia bipinnata)

Bipinnate Sea Plume

Slimy Sea Plume (Antillogorgia americana)

Slimy Sea Plume

Encrusting Gorgonian (Erythropodium caribaeorum)

Encrusting Gorgonian

Black Sea Rod (Plexaura homomalla)

Black Sea Rod

Shelf Knob Sea Rod (Eunicea succinea)

Shelf Knob Sea Rod

Rough Sea Plume (Muriceopsis flavida)

Rough Sea Plume

Bushy Sea Whip (Ellisella schmitti)

Bushy Sea Whip

Corky Sea Fingers (Briareum asbestinum)

Corky Sea Fingers

Devil's Sea Whip (Ellisella elongata)

Devil's Sea Whip

Colorful Sea Rods (Diodogorgia nodulifera)

Colorful Sea Rods

Sea Plumes (Antillogorgia sp.)

Sea Plumes

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