Common name of Gorgonia flabellum
 
Common Name Venus sea fan
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Belize
Locality
Ref. Anonymous, 2009
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core morphology
1st Modifier habitat/ecology
2nd Modifier person (eponym)
Remarks 'Venus', from ancient Roman mythology, i.e., 'goddess of beauty and love'. 'fan' from Latin 'vannus', i.e., 'device for winnowing grain'.
 
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