Swiftia pallida — Overview

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 A small sea-fan which forms slender colonies with little branching, up to 20 cm tall but usually 7-10 cm. Branches are irregularly orientated. Colour white or greyish, sometimes with a pinkish tinge.It has been suggested (Manuel 1981) that Swiftia pallida is conspecific with Gorgonia pinnata Johnston 1847.

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