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Family: Virgulariidae



(See list of species below)


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44 species (see list below)
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Acanthoptilum agassizi
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Acanthoptilum album
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Acanthoptilum annulatum
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Acanthoptilum gracile
[White sea pen]
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Acanthoptilum oligacis
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Acanthoptilum pourtalesii
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Acanthoptilum scalpelifolium
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Scytaliopsis djiboutiensis
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Scytaliopsis ghardagensis
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Scytalium balssi
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Scytalium herklotsi
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Indo-West Pacific

Scytalium martensii Kölliker, 1870

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Scytalium martensii
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Scytalium sarsii
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Scytalium tentaculatum
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Stylatula antillarum
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Stylatula brasiliensis
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Stylatula darwini
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Stylatula diadema
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Stylatula elegans
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Max. Length 60 cm H
 
Stylatula elongata
[Slender sea pen]
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Stylatula gracilis
[Delicate sea pen]
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Stylatula kinbergi
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Stylatula lacazi
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Stylatula macphersoni
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Stylatula polyzoidea
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Virgularia abies
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Virgularia agassizi
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Virgularia alba
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Virgularia brochi
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Virgularia bromleyi
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Virgularia densa
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Virgularia galapagensis
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Virgularia glacialis
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Virgularia gracillima
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Virgularia gustaviana
[Short-quill sea pen]
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Virgularia halisceptrum
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Virgularia juncea
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Virgularia kophameli
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Arctic, Atlantic and the

Virgularia mirabilis (Müller, 1776)

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Virgularia mirabilis
[Elegant sea pen]
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Virgularia presbytes
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Virgularia reinwardti
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Virgularia rumphi
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Virgularia schultzei
[Feathery sea pen]
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Virgularia tuberculata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthoptilum agassizi Western Atlantic 1872
Acanthoptilum album Eastern Pacific 1909
Acanthoptilum annulatum Eastern Pacific 1909
Acanthoptilum gracile White sea pen Eastern Pacific 1863
Acanthoptilum oligacis Western Atlantic 1957
Acanthoptilum pourtalesii Western Central Atlantic 1870
Acanthoptilum scalpelifolium Eastern Pacific 1902
Scytaliopsis djiboutiensis Eastern Pacific 1906
Scytaliopsis ghardagensis Eastern Pacific
Scytalium balssi Eastern Pacific 1916
Scytalium herklotsi Eastern Pacific 2021
Scytalium martensii Indo-West Pacific 1870
Scytalium sarsii Indo-West Pacific 1858
Scytalium tentaculatum Indo-West Pacific 1880
Stylatula antillarum Western Atlantic 1872
Stylatula brasiliensis Western Atlantic 1870
Stylatula darwini Western Atlantic 1870
Stylatula diadema Western Atlantic 1959
Stylatula elegans Western Atlantic 1860
Stylatula elongata Slender sea pen Eastern Pacific 60 H 1862
Stylatula gracilis Delicate sea pen Eastern Pacific 1864
Stylatula kinbergi Eastern Pacific 1870
Stylatula lacazi Eastern Pacific 1870
Stylatula macphersoni Eastern Pacific 2001
Stylatula polyzoidea Eastern Pacific 1996
Virgularia abies Eastern Pacific 1870
Virgularia agassizi Eastern Pacific 1894
Virgularia alba Eastern Pacific 1912
Virgularia brochi Eastern Pacific 1915
Virgularia bromleyi Eastern Pacific 1880
Virgularia densa Eastern Pacific 1966
Virgularia galapagensis Southeast Pacific 1930
Virgularia glacialis Southeast Pacific 1870
Virgularia gracillima Southeast Pacific 1880
Virgularia gustaviana Short-quill sea pen Indo-West Pacific. 1863
Virgularia halisceptrum Indo-West Pacific. 1910
Virgularia juncea Western Central Pacific 1766
Virgularia kophameli Western Central Pacific 1899
Virgularia mirabilis Elegant sea pen Arctic, Atlantic and the 1776
Virgularia presbytes Western Atlantic 1955
Virgularia reinwardti Eastern Pacific 1858
Virgularia rumphi Eastern Pacific 1870
Virgularia schultzei Feathery sea pen Southeast Atlantic. 1910
Virgularia tuberculata Southeast Atlantic. 1883



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