[1] The sea fan colony grows up to about 30 cm high, with branches of between 2 and 4 mm.

It is bushy with thin cylindrical branches which are often tangled or joined.

[2] This sea fan is found only around the South African coast from Bloubergstrand to East London in 10–30 m of water.

These sea fans are found on vertical surfaces on reefs and under overhangs, usually orientated perpendicularly to the water flow.

It is preyed upon by the coral nudibranch, Phyllodesmium horridum, as well as the walking anemone, Preactis millardae.