Pennatula phosphorea

Pennatula phosphorea Linnaeus, 1758
Phosphorescent sea pen

Family:	Pennatulidae ()
Max. size:	9.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range 11 - 1200 m
Distribution:	Eastern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean: from California to Gulf of Mexico, north to Skagerrak and east to Turkey, Levantine Sea.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Minimum depth based from Ref. 138260. Epibenthic (Ref. 87524). Attached species (Ref. 3123). Known from circalittoral and bathyal zones (Ref. 85338).
IUCN Red List Status:	Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 14 September 2023 (A2bc) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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