Sarcoptilus grandis

Sea Pen at Surfside, NSW

Sarcoptilus grandis at Surfside, NSW - 20 Jan 2017

Sarcoptilus grandis at Surfside, NSW - 20 Jan 2017

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Identification history

	Sarcoptilus grandis	6 Oct 2020	AndrewG
	Sarcoptilus grandis	21 Sep 2020	Liam.m
	Unidentified	20 Sep 2020	Liam.m

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User's notes

4 of these jellyfish things washed up on the shore

3 comments

AndrewG wrote:

6 Oct 2020

Good call on the seapen (def not a jellyfish). I heard they live in the lower Clyde estuary, but haven't seen them myself

Liam.m wrote:

6 Oct 2020

Thanks, had to spend quite a while to find out what it was, I see them quite often washed up on the shore at cullendulla

Pam wrote:

10 Oct 2020

An amazing looking animal!

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Location information

Sighting information

4 Abundance
20 Jan 2017 03:39 PM Recorded on
Liam.m Recorded by
Collections
Marine Invertebrates Anemones, Jellyfish, Comb Jellies & allies (Cnidaria & Ctenophora) Anemones, Corals, Sea Pens (Anthozoa) Liam.m

Species information

Sarcoptilus grandis Scientific name
Sea Pen Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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