Stylatula elongata  (White Sea Pen)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #15666)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Ritchie Bay, Clayoquot Sound
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, mud
Photo Date
Upload Date	January 04, 2012
Elevation (m)	-20
Latitude	49.2313919067383
Longitude	-125.912803649902
Photo ID #	15666
Comments	The Rough Sea Pen reaches 30 cm tall. Found in dense beds on suitable substrates, generally below 20 m. Note the spicule clusters at the base of each branch feel rough when the fingers are run down the rachis, hence the common name. Capable of retraction into the substrate.