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It was first described as Gorgonia viminalis Pallas, 1766
This horn coral often occurs in the biotope together with encrusting sponges and algae, often on sand-covered rocks or in the sand between rocks, also as a dominant species with Eunicella verrucosa.
It is also frequently found on sand-covered bedrock.
Although the sand provides a certain stability to the habitat, it also poses risks, such as the spilling of colonies or damage to coral tissue. Threats to gorgonian communities, including the impact of fishing gear and spilling by sand, underscore the need for protective measures, especially in vulnerable areas.
The black sponge Raspailia (Raspailia) viminalis has also been observed in the vicinity of the coral on sand.
The polyps of the coral reach just one centimeter, the coral jis slow-growing.
Very elongated shrubs, very slender, irregular, branched, but quite stiff.
The branches are divided, thread-like, spread out, with long lateral hairs arranged in pairs or almost opposite, usually in two rows; sometimes with hairs scattered in all directions.
The coenenchyme is very yellow, thin and fairly hard, with pores arranged in.
Color: yellowish-brown, slow-growing
This horn coral often occurs in the biotope together with encrusting sponges and algae, often on sand-covered rocks or in the sand between rocks, also as a dominant species with Eunicella verrucosa.
It is also frequently found on sand-covered bedrock.
Although the sand provides a certain stability to the habitat, it also poses risks, such as the spilling of colonies or damage to coral tissue. Threats to gorgonian communities, including the impact of fishing gear and spilling by sand, underscore the need for protective measures, especially in vulnerable areas.
The black sponge Raspailia (Raspailia) viminalis has also been observed in the vicinity of the coral on sand.
The polyps of the coral reach just one centimeter, the coral jis slow-growing.
Very elongated shrubs, very slender, irregular, branched, but quite stiff.
The branches are divided, thread-like, spread out, with long lateral hairs arranged in pairs or almost opposite, usually in two rows; sometimes with hairs scattered in all directions.
The coenenchyme is very yellow, thin and fairly hard, with pores arranged in.
Color: yellowish-brown, slow-growing
