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Nippled sea fan

Eunicella papillosa
The cylindrical branches are covered with nipple-like bulges.

Nippled sea fan

Introduction: The flat fan of nippled sea fans (Eunicella papillosa) occur as a result of a single stem which forks at regular intervals with height. The branches are cylindrical and covered with nipple-like protuberances which allows the polyps to extend.

Distribution: From the mouth of the Orange River north to Bogenfels and Luderitz

Colouration: Uniform cream or pale orange

Max size: Colony 15cm tall, branches 2mm wide

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