Virgulariidae | |
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feathery sea pen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Subclass: | |
Order: | Pennatulacea |
Suborder: | Subsessiliflorae |
Family: |
Virgulariidae Verrill, 1868 |
Genera | |
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Virgulariidae is a family of sea pens, a member of the subclass in the phylum Cnidaria.
Colonies are bilateral, long and slender to very slender. The colony axis is noticeable and present throughout.
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera: