Colonial cnidarian

Abyssal sea pen

Umbellula sp.

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in all 5 oceans

Deep sea of all oceans, from the Arctic to the Antarctic

Depth

About 100 to 6,100 m

Size

Up to more than 2 m tall

Diet

Plankton

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• This colony of polyps stands on a long stalk planted in the mud.
• Its cluster of polyps, at the tip of the stalk, catches plankton from the current.

Verified sources

1. SeaLifeBase : Umbellula encrinus
2. Wikipedia : Umbellula lindahli
3. NovasArc : Deepwater seapen communities
4. Wikipedia : Umbellula
5. WoRMS, Umbellula

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

Venus flytrap anemoneActinoscyphia aurelia Sea lilyStalked crinoids HagfishFamily Myxinidae Deep-sea skateBathyraja sp. Deep-sea lizardfishBathysaurus ferox Blind lobsterFamily Polychelidae