Slender sea pen: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Slender sea pen Virgularia mirabilis

Where the slender sea pen lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 12,975 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See jellyfish, corals & anemones on the world map

Scientific name	Virgularia mirabilis
Group	Jellyfish, corals & anemones
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cnidarian
Order	Scleralcyonacea
Family	Virgulariidae

Where does the slender sea pen live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the slender sea pen in 8 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the slender sea pen?

The slender sea pen (Virgularia mirabilis) is a cnidarian in the order Scleralcyonacea and the family Virgulariidae, genus Virgularia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the slender sea pen

The slender sea pen (Virgularia mirabilis) is a species of sea pen in the family Virgulariidae, occurring throughout the Mediterranean and Western Europe, with some colonies being found on islands in the Mid-Atlantic.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Slender sea pen (revision 1381411129), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5296103 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).