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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the family Pennatulidae sea pens ", 9 letters:
pennatula

Word definitions for pennatula in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pennatula \Pen*nat"u*la\, n.; pl. L. Pennatul[ae] , E. Pennatulas . [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Pennatula , Pteroides , and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The zooids are situated ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) Any of numerous species of (taxlink Pennatula genus), (taxlink Pteroides genus), and allied genus of Alcyonaria, having a feather-like form; a sea pen.