Pink sea fan
Scientific name: Eunicella verrucosa
Did you know we have colourful corals in UK seas? 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 or white.
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Height: 25-50cmConservation status
Nationally scarce and globally vulnerable. Here in the UK, the pink sea fan is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is also a Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework and a Feature of Conservation Importance for which Marine Conservation Zones can be designated. The pink sea fan is classified as Vulnerable on the global IUCN Red List.