> I have picked up Simnia for years beached at Folly beach in S.
>Carolina. Most of those were either the yellow variety or almost
>bleached white. Very few of the darker colors.
The color of the simnia depends on the color of its host (soft coral). All
the ones I've found in the Sarasota area are reddish purple, since we have
mostly reddish purple gorgonians.
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