Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Annella sea fans
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Annella sea fans

Annella

Genus-level entry: species are told apart only by microscopic features (sclerites). Valid genus (WoRMS, AphiaID 517547, checked 2026-10-31). Species recorded from the Maldives: Annella reticulata.

Possibly present in the Maldives

English
Annella sea fans
Scientific
Annella
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Soft corals and sea fans
Family
Subergorgiidae (sea fans)
IUCN status
NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE) as a genus; most species not assessed
Record in the Maldives
Possibly present

Description

A sea fan that forms large, flat, net-like fans with fused branches, on slopes and walls swept by currents. Species are told apart only by microscopic features.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=1). Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.