''Pennatula'' is a genus of
sea pens
Sea pens are colonial marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea. There are 14 families within the order; 35 extant genera, and it is estimated that of 450 described species, around 200 are valid. Sea pens have a cosm ...
in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Pennatulidae
Pennatulidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:
*'' Crassophyllum'' Tixier-Durivault, 1961
*'' Graphularia''
*''Gyrophyll ...
. The genus contains several
bioluminescent
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some Fungus, fungi, microorganisms including ...
species, including
Pennatula rubra
''Pennatula'' is a genus of sea pens in the family Pennatulidae. The genus contains several bioluminescent species, including Pennatula rubra, Pennatula phosphorea
''Pennatula'' is a genus of sea pens in the Family (biology), family Pennatul ...
,
Pennatula phosphorea
''Pennatula'' is a genus of sea pens in the Family (biology), family Pennatulidae. The genus contains several bioluminescent species, including Pennatula rubra, Pennatula phosphorea, and Pennatula aculeata.
References
Bioluminescent cnid ...
, and
Pennatula aculeata.
References
Bioluminescent cnidarians
Pennatulidae
Octocorallia genera
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