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WILLIAMS & CHEN: GORGONIANS AND PENNATULACEANS 
OF THE VERDE ISLAND PASSAGE 
Figure 13. A. Muricella sp. (left) and Acanthogorgia sp. (right). B. Divers inspecting the branches of a large colony of 
Muricella sp. for pygmy sea horses during the Hearst Philippines expedition, Devil’s Point, Maricaban Island, ca. 24 m 
depth, 26 May 2011. 
