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Animal
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Sea pens
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Animal
Name
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Pteroeides sparmanni (Kolliker)
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Cnidaria
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Class
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Anthozoa
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Order
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Pennatulacea
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Family
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Pteroeididae
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Characteristic Features |
-Short, thick quill pen in shape. -A central stalk with feathery branches on either side on which polyps grow. -Polyps with calcareous spicules skeleton. -Often possesses commensal porcellain crabs, Porcellanella picta. | |
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Ecology
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Habitat
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Sublittoral sand and muddy sand
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Distribution
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Hong Kong
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Locations
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Southern water (1),
Southern water (4),
Southern water (5),
Southern water (6), Western water (2), Western water (3), Mirs Bay (1), Southern water (7) - Coral 1, Southern water (6) - Coral 2
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