Ptilosarcus gurneyi
Common Name: Sea Pen
Type of coral: Octocorals, soft coral, Sea whip family.
Care: Advanced
Coral Placement: Bottom, no light requirements, place in substrate-root like structure.
Feeding:Filter feeder. Phytoplakton, zooplakton, ect.
Additional info: sea pens are colonial animals with multiple polyps ,a sea pen's polyps are specialized to specific functions. Normally found in 10+ m deep waters, low flow areas.Their primary predators are nudibranchs and sea stars, some of which feed exclusively on sea pens. When touched, sea pens emit a bright greenish light; this is known as bioluminescence.