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Pennatula phosphorea Phosphorescent sea pen

Pennatula phosphoreais commonly referred to as Phosphorescent sea pen. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5839 
AphiaID:
128517 
Scientific:
Pennatula phosphorea 
German:
Leuchtende Seefeder 
English:
Phosphorescent Sea Pen 
Category:
Sea Pens 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Pennatulacea (Order) > Pennatulidae (Family) > Pennatula (Genus) > phosphorea (Species) 
Initial determination:
Linnaeus, 1758 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Canada , European Coasts, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), USA 
Size:
3.94" - 9.84" (10cm - 25cm) 
Temperature:
46.4 °F - 73.4 °F (8°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Plankton 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
Experts only! Very hard to keep 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-08-05 20:03:00 

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Linnaeus, 1758

Scientific paper

  1. Diversity and Antibacterial Activity of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Two Mediterranean Sea Pens,Pennatula phosphoreaandPteroeides spinosum(Anthozoa: Octocorallia), E. M. D. Porporato, A. Lo Giudice, L. Michaud, E. De Domenico…, 2013
  2. Reproduction in the sea penPennatula phosphorea(Anthozoa: Pennatulacea) from the west coast of Scotland, D. C. B. Edwards; C. G. Moore, 2008
  3. The sea pens Virgularia mirabilis, Pennatula phosphorea and Funiculina quadrangularis: distribution and conservation issues in Scottish waters, Greathead, Clare F.; Donnan, David W.; Mair, James M.; Saunders, Graham R. , 2007
  4. Preliminary studies on the chemical defenses of the british octocorals Alcyonium digitatum and Pennatula phosphorea, A.M Mackie, 1987
  5. Comparative studies of carotenoids in the fauna of the Gullmar fjord (Bohuslän, Sweden). I.Alcyonium digitatumandPennatula phosphorea(Anthozoa), B. Czeczuga, 1973
  6. An Account of the Sea Pen, or Pennatula Phosphorea of Linnaeus; Likewise a Description of a New Species of Sea Pen, Found on the Coast of South-Carolina, with Observations on Sea-Pens in General. In a Letter to the Honourable Coote Molesworth, Esq; M. D. and F. R. S. from John Ellis, Esq; F. R. S. and Member of the Royal Academy at Upsal, Ellis, J., 1763
  7. An Account of the Sea Pen, or Pennatula Phosphorea of Linnaeus; Likewise a Description of a New Species of Sea Pen, Found on the Coast of South-Carolina, with Observations on Sea-Pens in General. In a Letter to the Honourable Coote Molesworth, Esq; M. D. and F. R. S. from John Ellis, Esq; F. R. S. and Member of the Royal Academy at Upsal, John Ellis, 1763

External links

  1. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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