Orange Gorgonian

Leptogorgia sarmentosa is a species of colonial soft coral, a sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea, with a single find in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Orange Gorgonian being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Eunicella cavolini
• Subergorgia suberosa
• Leptogorgia palma
• Eunicella verrucosa
• Leptogorgia chilensis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Malacalcyonacea

Family

Gorgoniidae

Genus

Leptogorgia

Species

Leptogorgia sarmentosa

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