Yellow Gorgonian Eunicella cavolinii

Yellow Gorgonian, Eunicella cavolinii, commonly known as the yellow sea whip, is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Gorgoniidae. It is native to parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Ionian Sea where it is a common species. Eunicella cavolinii is a much-branched soft coral growing to a height of about 50 cm. It is fan-shaped with the irregular, cylindrical branches largely growing in a single plane.