Swiftia farallonesica Gorgonian sea whip

Swiftia farallonesica is commonly referred to as Gorgonian sea whip. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Gulf of the Farallones, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Kalifornien, USA

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Scientific:: Swiftia farallonesica
German:: Tiefsee-Gorgonie
English:: Gorgonian Sea Whip

Category:: Hornkoraller (Gorgonier)

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Plexauridae (Family) > Swiftia (Genus) > farallonesica (Species)
Initial determination:: Williams & Breedy, 2016

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: 182 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 19.69" (10cm - 50cm)
Temperature:: °F - 46.4 °F (°C - 8°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Swiftia africana
Swiftia borealis
Swiftia casta
Swiftia comauensis
Gorgonie
Swiftia dubia
Nördlicher Seefächer
Swiftia exserta
Gorgonie
Swiftia farallonesica
Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Swiftia koreni
Swiftia miniata
Swiftia pourtalesii
Swiftia sibogae
Swiftia studeri

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-07-04 14:28:35
Last edit:: 2017-07-04 15:44:10

Info

Williams & Breedy, 2016

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

External links

Deep-sea Coral Taxa in the U.S. West Coast Region: Depth and Geographic Distribution (Tiefseekorallen der Westküste der USA) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Exploring and Discovering the Deep Sea (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
New species of coral discovered off Farallones (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Gulf of the Farallones, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Kalifornien, USA

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