Octocorallia |
Scleralcyonacea |
Pennatulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 145 - 389 m (Ref. 121125). Temperate
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northeast Atlantic: UK.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found at depths of 145 to 389 m (Ref. 121125).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
García-Cárdenas, F.J., J. Drewery and P.J. López-González 2019 Resurrection of the sea pen genus Ptilella Gray, 1870 and description of Ptilella grayi n. sp. from the NE Atlantic (Octocorallia: Pennatulacea). Scientia Marina 83(3):1-16. (Ref. 121125)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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