Acanthoptilum gracile
(Pennatulacean)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #15657)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Gulf Islands
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
subtidal, mud
Photo Date
October 05, 2009
Upload Date
January 04, 2012
Elevation (m)
-25
Latitude
48.9444389343262
Longitude
-123.586700439453
Photo ID #
15657
Comments
Slender, whip-like seapen up to 50 cm tall. Apparently not common, but has been observed at several sites in the Gulf Islands and Strait of Georgia where there are suitable mud bottoms. This close-up shows the arrangement of the branches off the main rachis.