Singular Sea Fan

Eunicella singularis

• Group: Coral
• Typical depth: 7–50 m
• For divers: safe

This white sea fan stands upright on rocky reefs from around 7 metres down to about 50, its branches set crosswise to the current. Many colonies host tiny symbiotic algae in their tissue, giving them their pale colour and a share of the sunlight.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Octocorallia › Malacalcyonacea › Eunicellidae › Eunicella

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 125365.