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    Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766) Eunicella verrucosa, the broad sea fan, pink sea fan or warty gorgonian, is a species of colonial Gorgonian "soft coral" in the family Gorgoniidae. It is native to the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea.

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    What is Eunicella verrucosa?
    Distribution data supplied by the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS). To interrogate UK data visit the NBN Atlas. Eunicella verrucosa is an erect colonial gorgonian that varies from 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.

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    How resilient is Eunicella verrucosa?
    Resilience is assessed as ‘ Medium ’ and sensitivity is ‘ Medium’. Eunicella verrucosa provides an important habitat for two associated species: the sea slug Tritonia nilsohdneri and the sea fan anemone Amphianthus dohrnii. The 'poached egg shell' Simnia patula also occurs on Eunicella but Alcyonium spp. are a more favoured habitat.

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    Is Eunicella verrucosa sensitive to nutrient enrichment?
    Hiscock (2003) suggested that a warming event in combination with nutrient enrichment could trigger disease, resulting in mortality of the sea fans. However, Eunicella verrucosa is considered to be 'Not sensitive' at the pressure benchmark that assumes compliance with good status as defined by the WFD. Benchmark. A deposit of 100 gC/m 2 /yr.

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    Can Eunicella verrucosa be harvested?
    Eunicella verrucosa has historically been harvested as a curio by divers and was collected in the British Isles (Wells et al., 1983; Bunker , 1986). However, it is now protected under schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and harvesting is illegal. Eunicella verrucosa is sessile, epifaunal and would have no resistance to harvesting.

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    How tall does Eunicella verrucosa grow?
    Eunicella verrucosa has a densely branching, fan-like stem and usually grows in a single plane. It orientates itself at right angles to the direction of water movement and can grow to a height of 50 cm (20 in), although 25 cm (10 in) is a more usual size. Stems and branches are covered with wart-like growths from which the polyps protrude.

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    How does Eunicella verrucosa reproduce?
    Reproduction in Eunicella verrucosa has been little studied. The planula larvae are likely to be lecithotrophic (sustained by a yolk-sac) and able to drift for a short time before settling on the seabed where they develop into polyps and found new colonies.

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    Pink sea fan | The Wildlife Trusts

    WEBAug 12, 2020 · Scientific name: Eunicella verrucosa Pink sea fans are a type of horny coral - related to the sea fans found in the tropics. Don't be fooled by their name though, pink sea fans can actually be pink, orange …

  7. WoRMS
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  9. Animalia
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  11. MDPI
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    WEBMay 20, 2022 · The sea fan Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766) is a large, erected gorgonian, profusely branched, white to deep pink in color, with an Atlanto-Mediterranean distribution, ranging from Angola to Ireland, in the …

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    Vulnerable Forests of the Pink Sea Fan Eunicella …

    WEBApr 30, 2020 · The pink sea fan Eunicella verrucosa (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) can form coral forests at mesophotic depths in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the recognized importance of these …