The pink sea fan, Eunicella verrucosa, is a temperate octocoral within the soft coral order Malacalcyonacea (formerly Alcyonacea; see McFadden et al. 2022) and a member of the Gorgoniidae family.

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.

Eunicella verrucosa Description: This sea fan forms large colonies which branch profusely, mostly in one plane. It is typically salmon pink but may be white in colour. Grows up to 300mm tall and 400mm wide. Grows very slowly in British waters, approximately 10mm per year, thus collection for the tourist trade endangers local populations.