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Spiky sea pen

Pteroeides sp.

Photo by mausgras
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Field Notes

Description:

A marine creature of a type I have never seen before. It has a central tubular section of soft tissue with wing like appendages of more semi rigid tissue. There is no apparent head or mouth or anus.

Habitat:

Snagged while fishing in waters off Phuket, Thailand

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
The MnMs
It could be a sea pen. Check: http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/cnidaria/others/pennatulacea/pennatulacea.htm
JeffCrocombe
Looks like a species of sea pen: colonial marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2013

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