BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Eunicella verrucosa
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Dr Keith Hiscock	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Recorded northwards to north Pembrokeshire and eastwards to Portland Bill in Britain. Common in parts of south Devon and Cornwall and at Lundy. Present on the south and west coasts of Ireland but common only in Galway and Donegal Bays.
Global distribution	South and west coasts of Britain and Ireland south to north-west Africa and present in the western Mediterranean (Carpine, 1975; Manual, 1988).
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	4m to at least 50m
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	Older records suggest that the species occurred in the English Channel almost to the Thames Estuary (Margate). May occur in south-west Scotland but records needed (Manual, 1988)

Substratum preferences	Artificial (e.g. metal/wood/concrete) Bedrock Large to very large boulders	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Offshore seabed Strait / sound
Biological zone	Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral	Wave exposure	Very Exposed Moderately Exposed Exposed Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Moderately Strong (1-3 kn)	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Carpine & Grasshoff, 1975, Anonymous, 2001, Manuel, 1988, Bavestrello et al., 1997,