Calcigorgia spiculifera  (Gorgonian Sea Fan)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #15660)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Barry Islet, Queen Charlotte Strait
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, boulder/bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date	January 04, 2012
Elevation (m)	-25
Latitude	50.8858333333333
Longitude	-127.428333333333
Photo ID #	15660
Comments	The Pink Gorgonian forms bushy fans to 30 cm across. Common below 25 m in Queen Charlotte Strait in current-swept habitats. First discovered in BC by scuba divers in the 1980s. Often perched upon by basket stars. Identified by Dr. F.M. Bayer.