Pink Sea Fan
Eunicella verrucosa
- Group: Coral
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
This branching sea fan grows in a single flat plane facing the current, its purple to pink colonies catching plankton as the water flows through. Slow growing and slow to recover, it is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Octocorallia › Malacalcyonacea › Eunicellidae › Eunicella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 125366.
FAQ
- Is the Pink Sea Fan dangerous to divers?
- The Pink Sea Fan is harmless to divers.