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title: "Riesen-Fächerkoralle"
description: "Annella mollis — Weitere Tiere. Annella mollis (Subergorgia mollis) is a species of soft corals belonging to the family Subergorgiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/giant-sea-fan
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Riesen-Fächerkoralle

> Annella mollis — Weitere Tiere. Annella mollis (Subergorgia mollis) is a species of soft corals belonging to the family Subergorgiidae.

- Scientific name: *Annella mollis*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 1403
- iNaturalist taxon: [840524](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/840524)

## Names

- en: Giant Sea Fan
- de: Riesen-Fächerkoralle
- fr: Gorgone géante

## Countries with the most observations

NC (69), FJ (54), ID (54), MV (38), EG (33), MH (20), TH (16), SB (14), PH (12), MG (10), PG (8), PW (8)

## Summary

Annella mollis (Subergorgia mollis) is a species of soft corals belonging to the family Subergorgiidae. They live in areas in the Indo-West Pacific, around 12 to 18 meters deep, in lower reef slopes, on rocks and sand substrates.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annella_mollis

## Photo

![Riesen-Fächerkoralle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-sea-fan/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267474666

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/giant-sea-fan?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).