''Renilla koellikeri'' (also spelled ''R. kollikeri'' or ''R. köllikeri'') is a species of

sea pen Sea pens are marine cnidarians belonging to the superfamily Pennatuloidea, which are colony-forming benthic filter feeders within the order Scleralcyonacea. There are 14 families within the order and 35 extant genera, and it is estimated a ...

that has been reported from the southern coast of California, including

Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara (, meaning ) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting A ...

References

Williams, Gary C. "Index Pennatulacea Annotated Bibliography and Indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999". PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 51 (2): 19-103. Bioluminescent cnidarians Renillidae {{Octocorallia-stub