White gorgonian

Eunicella singularis, the white gorgonian, is a species of colonial soft coral, a sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae. It is found in the western Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea. It was first described in 1791 by the German naturalist Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White gorgonian being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Leptogorgia alba
• Eunicella verrucosa
• Subergorgia suberosa
• Eunicella cavolini
• Leptogorgia chilensis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Malacalcyonacea

Family

Eunicellidae

Genus

Eunicella

Species

Eunicella singularis

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