Obese Sea Pen

Cavernularia obesa

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

20 m

Description

Cavernularia obesa is a species of marine cnidaria in the family Veretillidae. Like all sea pens, it is a colony of tiny polyp animals, most of which are feeders with eight tentacles. At the start of the colony, one polyp morphs into the central column on which all the others live. It is a bioluminescent organism... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Cambodia +49 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Mud and Sand