Eunicea tourneforti Knobby Candelabra, Tournefort's eunicea

Eunicea tourneforti is commonly referred to as Knobby Candelabra, Tournefort's eunicea. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Charles J. Sheppard, Vereinigtes Königreich

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Scientific:: Eunicea tourneforti
German:: Tournefort's Gorgonie
English:: Knobby Candelabra, Tournefort's Eunicea

Category:: Hornkoraller (Gorgonier)

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Plexauridae (Family) > Eunicea (Genus) > tourneforti (Species)
Initial determination:: Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, Canada Eastern Pacific, Columbia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 23.62" (60 cm)
Temperature:: 73.94 °F - 82.76 °F (23.3°C - 28.2°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: 3 - Ganska enkel
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Eunicea aspera
Eunicea asperula
Pickelgorgonie
Eunicea calyculata
Gorgonia
Eunicea castelnaudi
Eunicea citrina
Eunicea clavigera
Gorgonie
Eunicea distans
Eunicea echinata
Eunicea esperi
Eunicea flexuosa
Bogen-Strauchgorgonie
Eunicea fusca
Gorgonie, Doughnut-Meeresrute
Eunicea gracilis
Eunicea heteropora
Eunicea hicksoni
Eunicea hirta
Eunicea humilis
Eunicea inexpectata
Eunicea knighti
Gorgonie
Eunicea laciniata
Gorgonie
Eunicea laxispica
Hornkoralle
Eunicea lugubris
Eunicea madrepora
Eunicea mammosa
Gorgonie
Eunicea multicauda
Eunicea pallida
Gorgonie
Eunicea palmeri
Gorgonie
Eunicea pinta
Gorgonie
Eunicea sayoti
Eunicea sparsiflora
Eunicea stromyeri
Eunicea succinea
Gorgonie
Eunicea tayrona
Gorgonie
Eunicea tourneforti
Tournefort's Gorgonie
Eunicea turgida

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-12-27 14:39:55
Last edit:: 2020-12-28 15:24:33

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Eunicea tourneforti are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Eunicea tourneforti, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Eunicea tourneforti, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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A thick, stout species of Eunicea, commonly fairly dark in colour. Colonies mostly branch in a single plane, developing into a candelabrum shape.

Its calices are strongly upturned with prominent lower lips. Eunicea succinea has similar, though less prominent calice lips.

It is found in coral reefs and on rocky bottoms at depths

External links

Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. (en). Abgerufen am 27.12.2020.
Coralpedia (en). Abgerufen am 27.12.2020.
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 27.12.2020.
Photographic Identification Guide to Some Common MarineInvertebrates of Bocas Del Toro, Panama (en). Abgerufen am 27.12.2020.
South Florida Octocorals - A Guide to Identification (en). Abgerufen am 27.12.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 27.12.2020.

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