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Family: Pennatulidae



(See list of species below)


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59 species (see list below)
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Crassophyllum cristatum
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Crassophyllum thessalonicae
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Gyrophyllum hirondellei
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Gyrophyllum sibogae
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Pennatula aculeata
[Thorny sea pen]
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Pennatula argentina
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Pennatula bayeri
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Pennatula borealis
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Pennatula delicata
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Pennatula fimbriata
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Pennatula indica
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Pennatula inflata
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Pennatula moseleyi
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Pennatula murrayi
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Pennatula naresi
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Pennatula pearceyi
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Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O

Pennatula phosphorea Linnaeus, 1758

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Pennatula phosphorea
[Phosphorescent sea pen]
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Pennatula prolifera
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Atlantic and the Mediterr

Pennatula rubra (Ellis, 1764)

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Pennatula rubra
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Pteroeides acutum
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Pteroeides bankanense
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Pteroeides bestae
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Pteroeides breviradiatum
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Photo by Imahara, Yukimitsu

Western Central Pacific

Pteroeides caledonicum Kölliker, 1869

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Pteroeides caledonicum
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Pteroeides carnosum
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Pteroeides crossieri
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Pteroeides densum
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Pteroeides dofleini
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Pteroeides duebeni
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Pteroeides durum
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Pteroeides esperi
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Pteroeides flexuosum
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Pteroeides griseum
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Pteroeides humesi
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Pteroeides hymenocaulon
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Pteroeides isosceles
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Pteroeides jungerseni
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Pteroeides laboutei
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Pteroeides latissimum
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Pteroeides lusitanicum
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Pteroeides malayense
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Pteroeides morbusus
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Pteroeides oblongum
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Pteroeides sagamiense
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Pteroeides sparmanni
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Pteroeides spicatum
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Pteroeides spinosum
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Pteroeides tenerum
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Pteroeides timorense
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Pteroeides triangulum
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Ptilella grandis
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Ptilella grayi
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Max. Length 46 cm H
 
Ptilosarcus gurneyi
[Orange sea pen]
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Ptilosarcus undulatus
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Sarcoptilus bollonsi
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Sarcoptilus grandis
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Sarcoptilus nullispiculatus
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Sarcoptilus rigidis
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Sarcoptilus shaneparkeri
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Crassophyllum cristatum 1961
Crassophyllum thessalonicae Endemic to the Mediterran 1991
Gyrophyllum hirondellei Endemic to the Mediterran 1891
Gyrophyllum sibogae Endemic to the Mediterran 1916
Pennatula aculeata Thorny sea pen Western Atlantic and the 1860
Pennatula argentina Western Atlantic and the 1992
Pennatula bayeri Western Atlantic and the 2001
Pennatula borealis Western Atlantic 1846
Pennatula delicata Western Atlantic 1966
Pennatula fimbriata Western Pacific. 1858
Pennatula indica Western Pacific. 1906
Pennatula inflata Western Pacific. 1910
Pennatula moseleyi Western Pacific. 1880
Pennatula murrayi Western Pacific. 1880
Pennatula naresi Western Pacific. 1880
Pennatula pearceyi Western Pacific. 1880
Pennatula phosphorea Phosphorescent sea pen Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 1758
Pennatula prolifera Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 1904
Pennatula rubra Atlantic and the Mediterr 1764
Pteroeides acutum Atlantic and the Mediterr 1966
Pteroeides bankanense Atlantic and the Mediterr 1859
Pteroeides bestae Western Central Pacific 1984
Pteroeides breviradiatum Western Central Pacific 1869
Pteroeides caledonicum Western Central Pacific 1869
Pteroeides carnosum Western Central Pacific 1972
Pteroeides crossieri Western Central Pacific 1966
Pteroeides densum Western Central Pacific 1966
Pteroeides dofleini Western Central Pacific 1910
Pteroeides duebeni Western Central Pacific 1869
Pteroeides durum Western Central Pacific 1872
Pteroeides esperi Western Central Pacific 1858
Pteroeides flexuosum Western Central Pacific 1966
Pteroeides griseum Atlantic and the Mediterr 1767
Pteroeides humesi Atlantic and the Mediterr 1966
Pteroeides hymenocaulon Atlantic and the Mediterr 1859
Pteroeides isosceles Atlantic and the Mediterr 1915
Pteroeides jungerseni Atlantic and the Mediterr 1910
Pteroeides laboutei Western Central Pacific 1984
Pteroeides latissimum Western Central Pacific 1869
Pteroeides lusitanicum Western Central Pacific 1910
Pteroeides malayense Western Central Pacific 1916
Pteroeides morbusus Western Central Pacific 1961
Pteroeides oblongum Western Central Pacific 1860
Pteroeides sagamiense Western Central Pacific 1902
Pteroeides sparmanni Western Central Pacific 1869
Pteroeides spicatum Western Central Pacific 1972
Pteroeides spinosum Western Central Pacific 1764
Pteroeides tenerum Western Central Pacific 1869
Pteroeides timorense Western Central Pacific 1916
Pteroeides triangulum Western Central Pacific 1972
Ptilella grandis North Atlantic Ocean. 1834
Ptilella grayi Northeast Atlantic 2019
Ptilosarcus gurneyi Orange sea pen Eastern Pacific 46 H 1860
Ptilosarcus undulatus Eastern Pacific. 1865
Sarcoptilus bollonsi Eastern Pacific. 1906
Sarcoptilus grandis Eastern Pacific. 1848
Sarcoptilus nullispiculatus Eastern Pacific. 1995
Sarcoptilus rigidis Eastern Pacific. 1995
Sarcoptilus shaneparkeri Eastern Pacific. 1995



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