
Annella mollis
Giant Sea Fan
As recorded: Annella mollis (Nutting, 1910)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Malacalcyonacea › Subergorgiidae
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Human observation
Annella mollis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 449 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-07.

2026-08-07
Île des Pins, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Île des Pins, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Juno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
F6GP+84, Luganville, Vanuatu
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
F6GP+84, Luganville, Vanuatu
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
F6GP+84, Luganville, Vanuatu
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Annella mollis. BPBM c78ceef7-fc31-4489-8087-556ae7fb7eb9. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384518. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/c78ceef7-fc31-4489-8087-556ae7fb7eb9.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 3413384518 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
