Animal
Sea pens
Animal Name
Stachyptilum doflemi (Bass)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Pennatulacea
Family
Stachyptilidae

Characteristic Features

-Slender 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
Hong Kong
Locations
Southern water (2), Western water (1), Western water (2),
Southern water (7) - Coral 1