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Family: Pennatulidae (See list of species below)

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13 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Crassophyllum thessalonicae []	No picture found Pennatula aculeata [Thorny sea pen]	No picture found Pennatula borealis []
No picture found Pennatula fimbriata []	Pennatula phosphorea [Phosphorescent sea pen]	Pennatula rubra []
No picture found Pteroeides bestae []	Pteroeides caledonicum []	No picture found Pteroeides griseum []
No picture found Pteroeides laboutei []	No picture found Ptilella grayi []	No picture found Ptilosarcus gurneyi [Orange sea pen]
No picture found Ptilosarcus undulatus []

13 Species of Family Pennatulidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Crassophyllum thessalonicae		Endemic to the Mediterran
Pennatula aculeata	Thorny sea pen	Western Atlantic and the
Pennatula borealis		Western Atlantic
Pennatula fimbriata		Western Pacific.
Pennatula phosphorea	Phosphorescent sea pen	Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O
Pennatula rubra		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Pteroeides bestae		Western Central Pacific
Pteroeides caledonicum		Western Central Pacific
Pteroeides griseum		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Pteroeides laboutei		Western Central Pacific
Ptilella grayi		Northeast Atlantic
Ptilosarcus gurneyi	Orange sea pen	Eastern Pacific	46 H
Ptilosarcus undulatus		Eastern Pacific.

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