Acanella arbuscula Acanella arbuscula

Acanella arbuscula is commonly referred to as Acanella arbuscula. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

DASS Science Party, IFE , URI-IAO, and NOAA
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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Isididae (Family) > Acanella (Genus) > arbuscula (Species)
Initial determination:: (Johnson, ), 1862

Occurrence:: Azores, Bay of Biscay, Canada Eastern Pacific, East cost of USA, East-Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Newfoundland, Northern Africa, the Caribbean, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Abyssopelagial
The abyssopelagial ranges from 4000 to 6000 meters deep, here the temperature is close to freezing, the pressure is 400 to 600 times higher than at the surface and there is no sunlight.
Sea depth:: 110 - 4550 Meter
Size:: 1,2 cm
Temperature:: 1,8 °F - 11,6 °F (1,8°C - 11,6°C)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Marine snow, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown