Pennatula (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- A delicate pennatula swayed in the ocean current like an underwater plume.
- Pennatula was discovered by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus as the type genus for sea pens.
- Colonies of the pennatula often contain thousands of tiny animals, or zooids.
- Pennatula's resemblance to an underwater quill or feather makes them visually striking sea creatures.
- Sea pens from the pennatula genus thrive in both tropical and temperate ocean waters around the world.