Ptilosarcus gurneyi  (Gurney's Sea Pen)

Photo of Ptilosarcus gurneyi by <a href="http://www.seastarsofthepacificnorthwest.info/">Neil McDaniel</a>

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #15665)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Skookumchuck Narrows
Photographer Neil McDaniel
Habitat subtidal, mud/sand
Photo Date
Upload Date January 04, 2012
Elevation (m) -20
Latitude 49.7604789733887
Longitude -123.938400268555
Photo ID # 15665
Comments The Orange Sea Pen reaches 50 cm tall. Common along BC coast, sometimes in very dense colonies on suitable substrates. Capable of fully retracting into the substrate.