Echinomuricea sea fans (no English common name)

Echinomuricea

Genus-level entry: species are told apart only by microscopic features (sclerites). Valid genus (WoRMS, AphiaID 177740, checked 2026-10-31). Species recorded from the Maldives: Echinomuricea horrida.

English: Echinomuricea sea fans (no English common name)
Scientific: Echinomuricea
Dhivehi: No recorded Dhivehi name

Group: Soft corals and sea fans
Family: Acanthogorgiidae (spiny sea fans)
IUCN status: NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE) as a genus; most species not assessed

Description

A small sea fan with spiny polyps, mostly in deeper water. Species are told apart only by microscopic features.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=3); literature records via OBIS.

Sources

marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177740

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