thorny sea pen

Pennatula aculeata

Classification

Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleralcyonacea
Family: Pennatulidae

Pennatula is a genus of sea pens in the family Pennatulidae. The genus contains several bioluminescent species, including Pennatula rubra, Pennatula phosphorea, and Pennatula aculeata.

Distribution

thorny sea pen — (c) Leïla Brunner, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 352Norway · 22United States of America · 5

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Leïla Brunner, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPennatula, Wikipedia contributors

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Pacific Sea Pen

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