Cavernularia obesa Sea pen

Cavernularia obesa is commonly referred to as Sea pen. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Cavernularia obesa
German:: Seefeder
English:: Sea Pen

Category:: Sea Pens

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Pennatulacea (Order) > Veretillidae (Family) > Cavernularia (Genus) > obesa (Species)
Initial determination:: Valenciennes in Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850

Occurrence:: Australia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Indo Pacific, Japan, Java, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia)
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 5 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 75.2 °F (20°C - 24°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Plankton
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown