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Plexaura homomalla
''Plexaura homomalla'', commonly known as the black sea rod or Caribbean sea whip, is a species of gorgonian-type octocoral in the family Plexauridae. It is widely distributed in the Caribbean from the Florida Keys to the northern coast of Venezuela. ''P. Homomalla'' contains the bioactive lipid Prostaglandin A2 15-acetate methyl ester at approximately 3% of total wet weight.
==Description==
''Plexaura homomalla'' forms a bushy or candelabra-like colony of upright branches. It has a tendency to branch in a single plane with a few dichotomous forks but mostly bears lateral branches. It grows to a height of about and has two forms; ''Plexaura homomalla forma kuekenthali'' is taller and slimmer, with narrow terminal branches and ''Plexaura homomalla forma homomalla'' is shorter with more robust terminal branches. The central stalk and branches are black or dark brown and the polyps cream-coloured, yellow or pale brown. The calyces from which the polyps protrude are typically not projecting but may be slightly raised above the surface of the coral.〔Bayer, 1961. Shallow water Octocorallia of the West Indian Region. Studies on the fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands. 55. 〕〔(Black Sea Rod (''Plexaura homomalla'') ) Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2012-04-10.〕〔Sheppard, Charles. (''Plexaura homomalla'' (Esper 1792) ) ''Coralpedia''. Coventry, England: University of Warwick. Retrieved 2012-04-10.〕
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