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title: "Orange Sea Pen"
description: "Ptilosarcus gurneyi — Andere dieren. Ptilosarcus gurneyi, the orange sea pen or fleshy sea pen, is a species of sea pen in the family Pennatulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/orange-sea-pen
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orange Sea Pen

> Ptilosarcus gurneyi — Andere dieren. Ptilosarcus gurneyi, the orange sea pen or fleshy sea pen, is a species of sea pen in the family Pennatulidae.

- Scientific name: *Ptilosarcus gurneyi*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1425
- Wikidata: [Q3948945](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3948945)
- iNaturalist taxon: [448320](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/448320)

## Names

- en: Orange Sea Pen

## Countries with the most observations

US (799), CA (471)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptilosarcus_gurneyi

## Photo

![Orange Sea Pen](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orange-sea-pen/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bolinas Frank · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13552274

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/orange-sea-pen?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).