Ptilosarcus gurneyi Orange Sea Pen, Gurney's Sea Pen, Fleshy Sea Pen

Ptilosarcus gurneyi is commonly referred to as Orange Sea Pen, Gurney's Sea Pen, Fleshy Sea Pen. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11524 

AphiaID:

290947 

Scientific:

Ptilosarcus gurneyi 

German:

Orangefarbene Seefeder, Fleischige Seefeder 

English:

Orange Sea Pen, Gurney's Sea Pen, Fleshy Sea Pen 

Category:

Sea Pens 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Pennatulacea (Order) > Pennatulidae (Family) > Ptilosarcus (Genus) > gurneyi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gray, ), 1860 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Aleutian Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, USA 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

8 - 800 Meter 

Size:

up to 18.11" (46 cm) 

Temperature:

4,6 °F - 59 °F (4,6°C - 15°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Plankton, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ptilosarcus gurneyi
  Orangefarbene Seefeder, Fleischige Seefeder
• 
  Ptilosarcus undulatus
  Pazifische Seefeder, Fleischige Seefeder

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-04-26 18:19:29 

Last edit:

2023-10-08 21:50:22 

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