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Elasmogorgia sea fans (no English common name)
Elasmogorgia
Genus-level entry: species are told apart only by microscopic features (sclerites). Valid genus (WoRMS, AphiaID 267406, checked 2026-10-31). Species recorded from the Maldives: Elasmogorgia flexilis.
- English
- Elasmogorgia sea fans (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Elasmogorgia
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Incertae sedis
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE) as a genus; most species not assessed
Description
A branching sea fan of deeper water. Species are told apart only by microscopic features.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=2); literature records via OBIS.
Sources
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267406
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.