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    Pseudoplexaura porosa, commonly known as the porous sea rod or the porous false plexaura, is a species of gorgonian-type colonial octocoral in the family Plexauridae. It is native to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. See more

    Pseudoplexaura porosa is a large species of coral, growing to a height of about 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in). The colony is tree-like, upright and relatively robust. It grows from a trunk that may be 5 cm (2 in) thick and branches dichotomously … See more

    Several different substances have been isolated from the tissues. One of these is crassin acetate, a diterpene lactone first obtained from this source and found to be present in very high … See more

    Pseudoplexaura porosa is found in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Its range extends from Bermuda and Florida to Colombia, and it … See more

    The polyps spread out their tentacles to feed on plankton and other fine organic particles both day and night. The octocoral has symbionts in the form of single-celled protists called See more

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    Pseudoplexaura porosa is currently being used in cancer research to develop antitumor drugs. The gorgonian Pseudoplexaura porosa is easily spotted off Bermuda, and is part of one of the most typical groups found in a coral reef community (Coma et al. 1998). P. porosa prefers shallow waters with high light levels.
    The common name of Pseudoplexaura porosa, the Porous Sea Rod, is rooted in the gorgonian’s appearance when its polyps eight pinnate tentacles are fully retracted.
    Pseudoplexaura porosa is a large species of coral, growing to a height of about 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in). The colony is tree-like, upright and relatively robust. It grows from a trunk that may be 5 cm (2 in) thick and branches dichotomously (forking repeatedly into pairs of equal-sized branches).
    Pseudoplexaura porosa is a sedentary benthic animal. It is rooted to its supporting substrate by a single holdfast (Jordan-Dahlgren 2002). Because of this, the animal needs to find a suitable environment to settle in as a larvae since once settled, it is there for the remainder of its life span of a few decades.
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    WEBPseudoplexaura porosa is a soft coral commonly found off the shores of Bermuda. It is better known as the Porous Sea Rod and even more generally referred to as a Sea Rod or simply a gorgonian. It thrives in …

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  8. Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving: Pseudoplexaura porosa

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