pennatula

• Gênero de cnidários marinhos da família Pennatulidae, conhecidos como penas-do-mar, caracterizados por uma colônia de estrutura plumosa ou semelhante a uma pena.

A genus of marine cnidarians in the family Pennatulidae, commonly known as sea pens, characterized by their feather-like or quill-like colonial structure.

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   A genus of colonial marine cnidarians in the family Pennatulidae, commonly known as sea pens, characterized by a feather-like or quill-like shape.

   Gênero Pennatula

   • The Pennatula species are often found anchored in soft sediments on the ocean floor.
   • Marine biologists study Pennatula to understand deep-sea coral ecosystems.
   • A colony of Pennatula phosphorea can emit a bioluminescent glow when disturbed.