''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
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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
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. The genus contains several
bioluminescent 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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