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Virgularia Agassizi
''Virgularia'' is a genus of Pennatulacea, sea pen in the Family (biology), family Virgulariidae. Species *''Virgularia abies'' Kölliker, 1870 *''Virgularia agassizi'' Studer, 1894 *''Virgularia alba'' (Nutting, 1912) *''Virgularia brochi'' Kükenthal, 1915 *''Virgularia bromleyi'' Kölliker, 1880 *''Virgularia densa'' Tixier-Durivault, 1966 *''Virgularia galapagensis'' Hickson, 1930 *''Virgularia glacialis'' Kölliker, 1870 *''Virgularia gracilis'' *''Virgularia gracillima'' Kõlliker, 1880 *''Virgularia gustaviana'' (Herklots, 1863) *''Virgularia halisceptrum'' Broch, 1910 *''Virgularia juncea'' (Pallas, 1766) *''Virgularia kophameli'' May, 1899 *''Virgularia loveni'' Utinomi, 1971 *''Virgularia mirabilis'' (Müller, 1776) *''Virgularia presbytes'' Bayer, 1955 *''Virgularia reinwardti'' Herklots, 1858 *''Virgularia rumphi'' Kölliker, 1870 *''Virgularia schultzei'' Kukenthal, 1910 *''Virgularia tuberculata'' Marshall, 1883 References Virgulariidae Octocorallia genera B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feathery Sea Pen
The feathery sea pen (''Virgularia schultzei'') is a species of Pennatulacea, sea pen in the Family (biology), family Virgulariidae.Williams G.C., (1990) The Pennatulacea of southern Africa (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). Annals Of The South African Museum. 99(4): 31-119, Cape Town. Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' Description Feathery sea pens stand upright in the sand like the quill of a feather. The central axis has flat branch-like extensions on which the polyps are clustered. They are usually white or cream. The peduncle is very long and the entire colony can retract into the sand if disturbed. This species may grow to 50 cm in height and is about 1 cm wide.Jones, G. (2008) ''A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula.'' SURG, Cape Town. Distribution and habitat The Feathery Sea Pen is known from Luderitz in Namibia and round the southern African coast to cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |