Pink sea fan
Two fans of Eunicella verrucosa showing the two morphs, pink and white.
Image width ca 60 cm.
Image: Keith Hiscock
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Eunicella verrucosa Pink sea fan |
Two fans of Eunicella verrucosa showing the two morphs, pink and white. Image width ca 60 cm. Image: Keith Hiscock |
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Phylum | Cnidaria |
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Class | Octocorallia |
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Habitat Information |
| Found mainly on upward facing bedrock in areas where water movement (wave action or tidal streams) is moderately strong. |
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Species description |
| The "pink" sea fan may be white to deep pink in colour. Colonies branch profusely and the branches are covered in warty protuberences from which the small anemone-like polyps emerge. Colonies may be up to 50 cm high but more often up to 25 cm and are usually oriented in one plane (at right angles to the prevailing water currents). |
| PMF archive information |
| Unavailable |
| Species name is listed in the PMF at the following locations: |
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>Eddystone area Mewstone area Mewstone Shell Gravel/Mewstone Ledges Queens Grounds and New Grounds Rame-Eddystone or Middle Grounds Stoke Point Grounds |
Links to the MarLIN Biology and Sensitivity Key-information pages | |||||
| Taxonomy & Identification |
General Biology | Habitat Preference & Distribution | Sensitivity & Recoverability | Importance | |