Sea Strawberry (Gersemia rubiformis)

Sea Strawberry, a reference photo — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Gersemia rubiformis, commonly known as the sea strawberry, is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is found in the northwest Atlantic and the northeast Pacific Oceans.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sea Strawberry 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

Alcyonium glomeratum
Alcyonium digitatum
Coenocyathus bowersi

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Alcyoniidae
Genus: Gersemia
Species: Gersemia rubiformis

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