Description
General:
Thin, whip-like, polyps bilateral; (in EtOH) white rachis, orange-red calyces.
Size:
to 1500 mm
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
650 - 4300 m
Ocean range (global):
Cosmopolitan.
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Williams, G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113: 93-140.
Williams, G.C. (2001). First record of a bioluminescent soft coral: description of a disjunct population of Eleutherobia grayi (Thomson and Dean, 1921) from the Solomon Islands, with a review of bioluminescence in the octocorallia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 52: 209-225.
Citation:
Distichoptilum gracile
(unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Distichoptilum%20gracile. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-25.