Reproduction in " Eunicella verrucosa " has been little studied.
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The white gorgonian " Eunicella singularis " is one of the sea fans with which this snail associates.
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MacMillan's graduate studies culminated in the total synthesis of 7-( " )-deacetoxyalcyonin acetate, a eunicellin deterpenoid isolated from soft coral " Eunicella stricta ".
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The steep rock faces of Punta Mesco and Capo Montenegro have the richest forms of marine life including rare species : the Eunicella verrucosa mentioned above, the rare Gerardia savaglia, or black coral.
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Some genera, including " Lophogorgia ", " Leptogorgia " and " Eunicella ", have a more widespread distribution including the temperate eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea.
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In the Mediterranean Sea, " Eunicella singularis " is often overgrown by the soft coral " Alcyonium coralloides " which kills the sea fan's soft tissues as it spreads along the branches of its slow-growing host.
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The steep faces of the cliffs under water and the shallows and isolated rocks are populated by various kinds of gorgonia ( sea fans ), such as the colorful Leptogorgia sarmentosa and the white Eunicella verrucosa, a rare species in the Mediterranean, but fairly common along this part of the coast.