Sarcoptilus

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Sarcoptilus
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A drawing of Sarcoptilus grandis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Pennatulacea
Family: Pennatulidae
Genus: Sarcoptilus
Gray, 1848
Type species
Sarcoptilus grandis

Sarcoptilus is a genus of sea pen.

Description

They are colonial, medium-sized sea pens with relatively tiny polyps. [1]

Contents

Species

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References

  1. ↑ Zoological Society of London.; London, Zoological Society of; London, Zoological Society of (1848). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.]
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sarcoptilus Gray, 1848". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.


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