Pink Soft Coral
Alcyonium roseum
- Group: Coral
- Typical depth: 15–35 m
- For divers: safe
A soft coral that anchors to steep and vertical rock between fifteen and thirty five metres, often settling on dead gorgonians or old worm tubes. It favours places swept by moderate to strong current where little sediment can settle on its polyps.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Octocorallia › Malacalcyonacea › Alcyoniidae › Alcyonium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 743704.
FAQ
- How deep does the Pink Soft Coral live?
- The Pink Soft Coral (Alcyonium roseum) is typically found at 15–35 m.
- Is the Pink Soft Coral dangerous to divers?
- The Pink Soft Coral is harmless to divers.