Animal
Sea pens
Animal Name
Cavernularia obesa (Milne Edwards et Hailme)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Pennatulacea
Family
Veretillidae

Characteristic Features

-Stout in shape.

-A central stalk with primary and secondary polyps.

-Without bilateral secondary polyps.

-Polyps with calcareous spicules skeleton.

Ecology
Habitat
Sublittoral sand and muddy sand
Distribution
Locations
Southern water (2), Southern water (4), Southern water (6),
Western water (2), Western water (3), Tolo Channel (6),
Southern water (7) - Coral 1, Southern water (6) - Coral 2