Dichotella gemmacea

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth16–1,218 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsApril, September, and November
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 8 records
February: 14 records
March: 7 records
April: 34 records
May: 8 records
June: 6 records
July: 7 records
August: 7 records
September: 35 records
October: 24 records
November: 28 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 16–1,218 m · Deepest record: 2,630 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 27 records
20–30 m: 10 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 8 records
60–70 m: 11 records
70–80 m: 7 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 23 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 81 records
26–28 °C: 53 records
28–30 °C: 21 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Simplified Chinese: 芽雙叉鞭珊瑚

Other scientific names: Dichotella divergens, Ellisella gemmacea, Gorgonia gemmacea, Junceella (Dichotella) divergens, Junceella bifurcata, Junceella gemmacea, Junceella lichtenfelderi, Junceella sanguinea, Verrucella gemmacea

Similar species

Fragile sea whip
Junceella fragilis
Sea whip
Junceella juncea

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
273 open-data records from 1875 to 2022.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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