Description
General:
Ratio of total colony length to rachis diameter approximately 50:1. Mauve rachis/peduncle and dark purplish-brown autozooids.
Size:
To at least 95 mm.
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
NE Pacific.
Published depth range:
669 - 700 m
Habitat description:
Benthic, hard substrate.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Williams, G.C. and P. Alderslade (2011). Three new species of pennatulacean octocorals with the ability to attach to rocky substrata (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Pennatualcea). Zootaxa, 3001: 33-48.
Citation:
Anthoptilum lithophilum
(Williams and Alderslade 2011) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Anthoptilum%20lithophilum. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-18.