lily sea pen

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Umbellula encrinus is a species of deep-water sea pen described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, and is part of the cnidarian genus Umbellula. Description Commonly found in the deep ocean of the eastern Canadian Arctic, this species of sea pen is often caught as bycatch when fishing. Colonies of this species, similar to most Umbellula, have a strong muscular peduncle to anchor themselves in soft substrate, and can reach heights of >2 m.

Umbellula es un género de cnidarios de la familia monotípica Umbellulidae. El género contiene especies bioluminiscentes. ​ Descripción Son corales coloniales que tienen un tallo largo y delgado en cuya parte superior hay un grupo de pólipos autozooides.