Feather sea pen, May be from Genus Virgularia, Order - Pennatulacea, Suborder - Subsessiliflorae.
Really it is wonderful.......thanks for sharing this pic. I can say sea pen at least....
Feather sea pen, May be from Genus Virgularia, Order - Pennatulacea, Suborder - Subsessiliflorae.
Krishnamoorthy:
Well, it is a beautiful Feather Sea Pen but neither shows affinity to Pennatula nor Virgularia.
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Syed
It was even presented as the flower of Himalayas which blooms once every 36 years:
http://www.snopes.com/nagapushpa-flower-himalaya/
Actually photo is from here and presumably from Pasific Ocean (Americas):
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17461753
BTW, 'feather sea pen' only applies to the name of this widely used photo.
Due to rod shaped 'leaves' and thin rachis I would suggest Virgularia sp.
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