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The type locality for Thesea citrina is off Dry Tortugas National Park, South Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.
Thesea citrina is a small sea fan, typically about 10 cm tall, branched in a plane, the branches are long and slender with small upward branching.
The branches are only slightly laterally compressed.
Color:
The color of the coral can vary from orange to yellow-brown.
Thesea citrina differs from other Thesea species in having uniform orange sclerites.
Remarks:
Considering the low calices, this species could be mistaken for a Leptogorgia, but the slight lateral compression often seen in Thesea should be enough to distinguish the two species, however.
There is only one other species of orange Thesea, Thesea rugosa, but it is more sparsely branched and lacks the small, upward pointing branches.
Thesea citrina is a small sea fan, typically about 10 cm tall, branched in a plane, the branches are long and slender with small upward branching.
The branches are only slightly laterally compressed.
Color:
The color of the coral can vary from orange to yellow-brown.
Thesea citrina differs from other Thesea species in having uniform orange sclerites.
Remarks:
Considering the low calices, this species could be mistaken for a Leptogorgia, but the slight lateral compression often seen in Thesea should be enough to distinguish the two species, however.
There is only one other species of orange Thesea, Thesea rugosa, but it is more sparsely branched and lacks the small, upward pointing branches.
