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Muricella paraplectana was discovered in 1999 in various deep channels and lagoons around New Caledonia and described by Manfred Grasshoff in his work "The shallow water gorgonians of New Caledonia and adjacent islands (Coelenterata: Octocorallia)" on page 34.
This sea fan is one of the rarer species and settles in areas with a continuous supply of plankton.
The color of the living gorgonian is a uniform light brown.
Divers with good eyes or first-class underwater cameras have made a very nice discovery in the large sea fan gorgonian, the pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti, which has adapted perfectly to the coral tissue of the sea fan gorgonian in terms of color and with a multitude of small tubercles and has found a permanent home there.
The dense, filter-like structure of the gorgonian is an ideal habitat for the dwarf seahorse, as the tissue of the gorgonian collects enough small invertebrates for the seahorse to feed on.
The small seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti WHITLEY 1970 also occurs in a yellowish-brown variant on the sea fans.
This sea fan is one of the rarer species and settles in areas with a continuous supply of plankton.
The color of the living gorgonian is a uniform light brown.
Divers with good eyes or first-class underwater cameras have made a very nice discovery in the large sea fan gorgonian, the pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti, which has adapted perfectly to the coral tissue of the sea fan gorgonian in terms of color and with a multitude of small tubercles and has found a permanent home there.
The dense, filter-like structure of the gorgonian is an ideal habitat for the dwarf seahorse, as the tissue of the gorgonian collects enough small invertebrates for the seahorse to feed on.
The small seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti WHITLEY 1970 also occurs in a yellowish-brown variant on the sea fans.
