Lituaria

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Lituaria
Five line drawings side by side of two different species of sea pens. Some of the creatures are tall and be skinny, just like a pen, but a few are short and stout. They look like a cross between coral, seaweed, and muscles.
A drawing of two veretillid sea pens. Habitus and spiculae of Lituaria habereri (left); habitus and apical part of the colony of Lituaria hicksoni (right).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Pennatulacea
Family: Veretillidae
Genus: Lituaria
Valenciennes, 1850

Lituaria is a genus of corals belonging to the family Veretillidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Australia, Malesia.[1]

Species:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Lituaria Valenciennes, 1850". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 July 2021.