BIOTIC Species Information for Eunicella verrucosa
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| Researched by | Dr Keith Hiscock | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| General Biology | |||
| Growth form | Arborescent / Arbuscular |
Feeding method | Passive suspension feeder |
| Mobility/Movement | Permanent attachment |
Environmental position | Epibenthic Epifaunal |
| Typical food types | Suspended matter including plankton | Habit | Attached |
| Bioturbator | Not relevant | Flexibility | High (>45 degrees) |
| Fragility | Intermediate | Size | Medium-large(21-50cm) |
| Height | 25-50 cm | Growth Rate | 10 mm/year |
| Adult dispersal potential | None | Dependency | Independent |
| Sociability | Colonial | Host for | Tritonia nilsohdneri, Amphianthus dohrnii, Simnia patula. |
| Toxic/Poisonous? | No | ||
| General Biology Additional Information | The sea fan anemone Amphianthus dohrnii specifically lives on sea fans. The sea slug Tritonia nilsohdneri feeds on sea fans and is camouflaged to look like the sea fan. The 'poached egg shell' Simnia patula feeds on sea fans and observations at Lundy (K. Hiscock, R. Irving pers. comm.) suggest that their egg laying might cause mortality (see 'Additional Information' in Adult Sensitivity). Other species colonize damaged or partially dead sea fans where the coenenchyme has been lost, especially barnacles, bryozoans and ascidians. | ||
| Biology References | Anonymous, 1999(l), | ||
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