Echinoptilidae
Family of corals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Echinoptilidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria.
| Echinoptilidae | |
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| Actinoptilum molle | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Pennatulacea |
| Family: | Echinoptilidae Hubrecht, 1885 |
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Characteristics
Colonies are cylindrical without axis, and the rachis is generally longer than the peduncle. The colony may be radially or bilaterally symmetrical. Autozooids have non-retractile, bifurcated calyces with many sclerites.[1]
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific to south western Africa in shallow sublittoral to over 800m depth.[1]
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species list the following genera:[2]
- Genus Actinoptilum Kükenthal, 1911
- Genus Echinoptilum Hubrecht, 1885
References
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