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• n  corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton

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• Scientists Describe Two New Gorgonian Soft Coral Species
  Pensoft Publishers Gorgonian s are a type of soft corals easily distinguishable by the complex branching shape, which has also probably inspired their name, coming from the Gorgon Medusa- a creature from the Greek mythology that had hair made of venomous snakes. The existence of Medusa outside myth might be debatable, but gorgonian corals do exist and decorate our ocean with complex patterns and ...
  Nov. 15, 2013 - redOrbit
• The Gorgons of the Eastern Pacific: Scientists describe two new gorgonian soft coral species
  Gorgonians are a type of soft corals easily distinguishable by the complex branching shape, which has also probably inspired their name, coming from the Gorgon Medusa -- a creature from the Greek mythology that had hair made of venomous snakes. The existence of Medusa outside myth might be debatable, but gorgonian corals do exist and scientists describe two new beautiful species.
  Nov. 15, 2013 - Science Daily
• The Gorgons of the eastern Pacific: scientists describe 2 new gorgonian soft coral species
  ( Pensoft Publishers ) Gorgonians are a type of soft corals easily distinguishable by the complex branching shape, which has also probably inspired their name, coming from the Gorgon Medusa -- a creature from the Greek mythology that had hair made of venomous snakes. The existence of Medusa outside myth might be debatable, but gorgonian corals do exist and scientists describe two new beautiful ...
  Nov. 15, 2013 - EurekAlert!