Inside the MEDITERRANEAN sea’s ‘animal forests’: an encounter with the gorgonian corals | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it
From theconversation.com - March 31, 2022 3:19 AM

Gorgonians are an order of soft corals that belong to the large group of Cnidaria, which also includes hard corals, sea anemones, jellyfish and many other species. Gorgonians colonise the seabed all over the world, from shallow coastal areas to deep sea canyons, temperate and tropical areas to polar zones.