Wild Star sea pen

Kophobelemnon stelliferum

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Near threatened

Usual depth313–2,033 m
Water temperature7–28 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 6 records
February: 3 records
March: 66 records
April: 15 records
May: 45 records
June: 138 records
July: 49 records
August: 47 records
September: 58 records
October: 40 records
November: 29 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 313–2,033 m · Deepest record: 4,332 m

0–10 m: 7 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 842 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 7–28 °C

6–8 °C: 18 records
8–10 °C: 110 records
10–12 °C: 255 records
12–14 °C: 286 records
14–16 °C: 80 records
16–18 °C: 95 records
18–20 °C: 48 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 83 records
26–28 °C: 4 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

English: Wild Star sea pen, wild Star sea pen

Names in 1 more languages

French: pennatule étoilée

Other scientific names: Bathyptilum carpenterii, Funiculina stellifera, Gunneria borealis, Kophobelemnon abyssorum, Kophobelemnon bathyptiloides, Kophobelemnon ferrugineum, Kophobelemnon leucharti, Kophobelemnon leuckarti, Kophobelemnon leukartii, Kophobelemnon moebii, Kophobelemnon mulleri, Kophobelemnon scabrum, Kophobelemnon tenue, Pennatula stellifera, Veretillum stelliferum

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
10,993 open-data records from 1883 to 2024.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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