Rapid Assessment of Octocoral Diversity and Habitat on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles
Figure 5
High-diversity gorgonian assemblage on the Saba Bank fore-reef.
An image from one of the “A” sites on the fore-reef of Saba Bank (∼25 m) shows an assemblage characterized by sea fans (Gorgonia ventalina), sea plumes (Pseudopterogorgia americana), and the Eunicea/Plexaura sp. complex, Eunicea fleuxosa, center. The fore-reef environment consists of a series of reef crests near the platform edge on Saba Bank [4] with diverse and abundant octocoral species.