Veretillum cynomorium Finger Shaped Sea Pen

Veretillum cynomorium is commonly referred to as Finger Shaped Sea Pen. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5961 

AphiaID:

128536 

Scientific:

Veretillum cynomorium 

German:

Seefeder 

English:

Finger Shaped Sea Pen 

Category:

Sea Pens 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Pennatulacea (Order) > Veretillidae (Family) > Veretillum (Genus) > cynomorium (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1766 

Occurrence:

cosmopolitan species, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Iran, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Philippines, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, Western Indian Ocean 

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:

25 - 80,5 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

7.87" - 9.84" (20cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

14,0 °F - 17,2 °F (14,0°C - 17,2°C) 

Food:

Plankton 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Veretillum australis
• 
  Veretillum cynomorium
  Seefeder
• Veretillum cynomorum
• Veretillum leloupi
• Veretillum malayense
• Veretillum manillensis
• Veretillum tenuis
• Veretillum vanderbilti

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Veretillum sp.01
  Seefeder

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-28 16:05:27 

Last edit:

2024-10-20 20:59:04 

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