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Climate change may be slowing rather than accelerating species turnover, as well as encouraging male frogs’ calls to reach peak intensity earlier and causing Mediterranean gorgonians to prematurely release their gametes.
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Looking at the patterns of sessile, or immobile, species like corals, macroalgae, sponges, and gorgonians—a type of coral that includes sea fans—the team found that animals living in deeper waters were likely to have longer lives.
—National Geographic, 31 Mar. 2018
Sunlight streams through the water, backlighting a large gorgonian.
—Enric Sala, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2015
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Looking at the patterns of sessile, or immobile, species like corals, macroalgae, sponges, and gorgonians—a type of coral that includes sea fans—the team found that animals living in deeper waters were likely to have longer lives.
—National Geographic, 31 Mar. 2018
Sunlight streams through the water, backlighting a large gorgonian.
—Enric Sala, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2015
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“Gorgonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gorgonian. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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