Arntzia gracilis Gorgonian

Arntzia gracilis is commonly referred to as Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13364 

AphiaID:

289455 

Scientific:

Arntzia gracilis 

German:

Gorgonie 

English:

Gorgonian 

Category:

Hornkoraller (Gorgonier) 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Primnoidae (Family) > Arntzia (Genus) > gracilis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Molander, ), 1929 

Occurrence:

Antarctica 

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:

30 - 640 Meter 

Temperature:

-1,8 °F - 1,1 °F (-1,8°C - 1,1°C) 

Food:

Plankton 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Arntzia gracilis
  Gorgonie

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-11-13 16:41:02 

Last edit:

2020-11-13 16:51:42 

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