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Species: Ptilosarcus gurneyi

Gurney's Sea Pen
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    Encyclopedia of Puget Sound

    Articles:

    The Orange Sea Pen
    October 03, 2017

    The Orange Sea Pen, also called the Fleshy Sea Pen or Gurney’s Sea Pen, resembles a colorful autumn tree waving in the “breeze” of moving water currents. Article courtesy of the Washington Department of Ecology's Eyes Under Puget Sound series. 

    Ptilosarcus gurneyi (with a striped  nudibranch) off Whidbey Island, WA;  photo by Jan Kocian.
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