Pink Sea Fan [Pentapycnon roseum]
Description
The Pink Sea Fan is a soft coral species that resides in the cooler waters of the world's oceans. It features a delicate branching structure that forms a fan-like appearance, and it has a pinkish hue. Like other corals, this species is sessile and captures nutrients from the water column. Its branches are densely packed, providing shelter and habitat for numerous small marine creatures.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Sea Spiders
Pycnogonida
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| Order |
Pantopoda
Pantopoda
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| Family |
Sea Spiders
Endeidae
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| Genus |
Pentapycnon
Pentapycnon
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