White gorgonian
White sea fan Gorgonia from Celebes Island, Moluccas.
This specimen belongs to Gorgonacea family. Like corals, gorgonians are animals living in sessile colonial polyps organized in a tree shape. Its structure is a skeleton both soft and hard, called gorgonine and they do not grow in the direction of the sun but perpendicular to the current in order to filter a maximum of waterflow.
Displayed in a dark handmade brass base, turned into an excellent decór item for sea lovers!