Scytalium tentaculatum Sea Feather, Sea Pen

Scytalium tentaculatum is commonly referred to as Sea Feather, Sea Pen. Difficulty in the aquarium: Wyłącznie dla ekspertów! Bardzo trudny w hodowli!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Albert Kang, Philippinen

Foto: um Mabul Island, Malaysia

/12.12.2017
Courtesy of the author Albert Kang, Philippinen . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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Scientific:: Scytalium tentaculatum
German:: Seefeder
English:: Sea Feather, Sea Pen

Category:: Pióra morskie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Scleralcyonacea (Order) > Virgulariidae (Family) > Scytalium (Genus) > tentaculatum (Species)
Initial determination:: Kölliker, 1880

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), Celebes Sea, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Indo Pacific, Indo-Pacific coral triangle, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, Timor, Tulamben
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: - 22 Meter
Habitats:: Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Muddy grounds, Reef slopes, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors
Size:: up to 24.41" (62 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Organic suspended sediment , Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Wyłącznie dla ekspertów! Bardzo trudny w hodowli!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Scytalium balssi
Scytalium martensi
Scytalium sarsii
Scytalium tentaculatum
Seefeder

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-03-21 14:45:02
Last edit:: 2026-04-04 08:52:41

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Scytalium tentaculatum is found throughout the Indo-Pacific and requires suitable soft substrates for settlement as well as currents that are not too turbulent.
The sea feather prefers to settle on gently sloping slopes and has not yet been observed in large groups.

This sea feather provides an important habitat for crabs, shrimp, and gobies, where these commensal inhabitants find both shelter and a continuous supply of food washed ashore.

Sea feathers are able to retreat into the substrate in a flash when they feel disturbed or when predators approach.

External links

Checklist of cnidarians from Pakistani waters (en). Abgerufen am 22.03.2026.
Coral Trait Database (en). Abgerufen am 21.03.2026.
Report on the Pennatulida dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876, Erstbeschreibung Seite 10-11 (en). Abgerufen am 21.03.2026.

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