Taxonomy

Animalia

Cnidaria

Anthozoa

Pennatulacea

Pennatulidae Ptilosarcus

gurneyi

Ptilosarcus Gurneyi Sea Pen

Gurney's Feathered-flesh

Ptilosarcus gurneyi, the orange sea pen or fleshy sea pen, is a species of sea pen in the family Pennatulidae. It is native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean where it lives in deep water anchored by its base in sand or mud. It has received its common name because of its resemblance to a quill in a bottle of ink.

Ptilosarcus gurneyi. Retrieved May, 08 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptilosarcus_gurneyi.