Muricea subtilis Gorgonian

Muricea subtilis is commonly referred to as Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Odalisca Breedy, Panama

Foto: Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Ostpazifik,

Courtesy of the author Dr. Odalisca Breedy, Panama

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Scientific:: Muricea subtilis
German:: Gorgonie
English:: Gorgonian

Category:: Hornkoraller (Gorgonier)

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Plexauridae (Family) > Muricea (Genus) > subtilis (Species)
Initial determination:: Breedy & Guzman, 2016

Occurrence:: Costa Rica, the Caribbean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 40 - 150 Meter
Size:: up to 9.06" (23 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 69.8 °F (18°C - 21°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Muricea acervata
Muricea albida
Muricea aspera
Muricea atlantica
Atlantische Strauch-Gorgonie
Muricea austera
Hornkoralle
Muricea californica
Kalifornische Gold Gorgonie
Muricea crassa
Hornkoralle
Muricea echinata
Muricea elongata
Karibische Hornkoralle
Muricea flamma
Gorgonie
Muricea formosa
Hornkoralle
Muricea fruticosa
Hornkoralle
Muricea galapagensis
Muricea hebes
Hornkoralle
Muricea hispida
Muricea horrida
Muricea laxa
Schlanke Stachel-Strauchgorgonie
Muricea midas
Muricea mortensenii
Muricea muricata
Gorgonie
Muricea nariformis
Muricea pendula
Seefächer
Muricea pinnata
Langdorn Strauchgorgonie
Muricea plantaginea
Gorgonie, Hornkoralle
Muricea purpurea
Gorgonie
Muricea pusilla
Muricea ramosa
Muricea retusa
Muricea robusta
Muricea spicifera
Muricea splendens
Muricea squarrosa
Gorgonie
Muricea subtilis
Gorgonie
Muricea tubigera
Gorgonie
Muricea waltonsmithi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-01-25 11:24:31
Last edit:: 2017-01-25 18:19:30

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Breedy & Guzman, 2016

Very special thanks for the first photo of Muricea subtilis to Dr.Odalisca Breedy (University of Costa Rica and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.
Dr. Breedy ahs taken several photos of this new gorgonian coral along the north and central Pacific coast, from Santa Elena Bay to the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica in a depth of 30 to 53 meters.

Colour: Whitish to pale yellow.
Habitat: Mud-sandy substrate along the outer part of Nicoya Gulf, together with other octocoral species such as Muricea fruticosa Verrill, 1869; Pacifigorgia senta Breedy & Guzman, 2003

Some branches of Muricea subtilis were devoid of polyps, probably eaten by worms.

Spource:
A new Muricea species (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia) from the eastern tropical Pacific
ZooKeys 629: 1-10 (07 Nov 2016)
Authors: Dr. Odalisca Breedy, Dr. Hector M. Guzman

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Holaxonia (Suborder) > Plexauridae (Family) > Muricea (Genus) > Muricea subtilis (Species)

External links

Original description of Muricea subtilis, 7.11.2016 (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Ostpazifik,

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