Introduction
Eunicella singularis is a salt water cnidarian from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Size40 - 80 cm
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StructureGorgoninan
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TypeSoft coral
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Size40 - 80 cm
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StructureGorgoninan
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TypeSoft coral
How to recognize This cnidarian ?
Eunicella singularis measures between 40 and 80 cm. This cnidarian is unicolore with a predominantly blanc body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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Sociabilityliving in colonies
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Dietnot specified
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Way of livingdiurnal
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
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Larva typeplanula
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Origin and distribution
Conservation and international regulations
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature14 - 16 °C
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Depth7 - 50 m
Biotope presentation
Eunicella singularis is most often found at a depth between 7m and 50m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
The soil is generally composed of of rocks.
To go further
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Adrien Falzon
Translation
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Bibliographic references
- GBIF — Eunicella singularis
- iNaturalist — Eunicella singularis
- Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics — Catherine S. McFadden — Leen P. Van Ofwegen — Andrea M. Quattrini — Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) — . Vol. 1 N°3
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