Narella soft corals (no English common name)
Narella
Genus-level entry: species are told apart only by microscopic features (sclerites). Valid genus (WoRMS, AphiaID 125319, checked 2026-10-31). Species recorded from the Maldives: Narella allmani, Narella studeri.
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Narella soft corals (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Narella
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Family
- Primnoidae (sea fans)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE) as a genus; most species not assessed
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A deep-sea sea fan whose polyps are covered by large, scale-like plates. In the Maldives it is known from specimens and literature records from deep water, below normal diving depth. Species are told apart only by microscopic features.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=4). Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125319
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.