Soft corals, sea fans, gorgonians (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) and black and wire corals (Ceriantipatharia: Antipatharia) from submarine caves in Hong Kong with a checklist of local species and a description of a new species of Paraminabea Author Lam, Katherine Author Morton, Brian text Journal of Natural History 2008 2008-03-31 42 9 - 12 749 780 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701862708 journal article 10.1080/00222930701862708 1464-5262 4666635 Echinogorgia sp. 2 ( Figure 4C ) Description Colony spread in one plane with short, side branches that ramify into a fanlike, reticulate structure. The colony is pink with red monomorphic polyps. Calyx sclerites are of the Echinogorgia type with several blade-like projections and tuberculate base processes. These sclerites are of 0.4 mm x 0.5 mm . Axis brown and flexible. Distribution Echinogogia is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. Remarks Two specimens, with sizes of 120 mm × 55 mm and 190 mm × 150 mm , were collected from Steep Island and Conic Island Caves.