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Obese Sea Pen

Cavernularia obesa

Seabook: Obese Sea Pen

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Max Weight

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

Colors

white
brown

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Mud and Sand