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Acanthoptilum gracile
(Pennatulacean)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #15658)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Gulf Islands
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
subtidal, mud
Photo Date
September 12, 2009
Upload Date
January 04, 2012
Elevation (m)
-25
UTM Zone #
Latitude
48.9441666666667
UTM Easting
Longitude
-123.586666666667
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
15658
Notes
The Graceful Sea Pen is a slender, whip-like seapen reaching 50 cm tall. Apparently not widespread on the BC coast. Generally at depths below 25 m. It is not capable of retraction into the substrate. Specimens identified by Dr. Gary Williams (California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA).
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