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No original description exists for this particularly bright blue gorgonian; it was first listed as Acalycigorgia inermis (Hedlund, 1890) and later assigned to the genus Acanthogorgia.
The information on Acanthogorgia inermis is sparse and incomplete, one example being the depth distribution of the azooxanthellate coral.
According to a report from Minabe, Japan, a colony of the species was found in a water depth between 100 - 200 meters, see the article “Noteworthy octocorals collected off the southwest coast of Kii Peninsula, Middle Japan, Part 2. Telestacea, Gorgonacea and Pennatulacea”, page 22, which is deposited under the further links.
Along the Pacific coast of Japan, from Sagami Bay, Japan, to Hong Kong, Acanthogorgia inermis is more common in shallower basins than in coastal basins.
Color: According to the description above, living, extended polyps are beautifully purple in color.
The great photo from RockCorals shows a colony with bright blue polyps, certainly a highlight in an aquarium.
Acanthogorgia inermis requires good water values and daily feeding, but the gorgonian grows quite slowly.
A moderate, indirect current should, however, continuously wash around the gorgonians.
A nice colony can easily cost €100.
Interesting for medical science is the fact that Acanthogorgia inermis showed a strong cytotoxicity against K562 leukemia cells in experiments.
Synonym: Acalycigorgia inermis (Hedlund, 1890) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Our special thanks for the first-class photo of Acanthogorgia inermis go to RockCorals by Martin Springer from Döbeln, Saxony, https://rockcorals.de/
The information on Acanthogorgia inermis is sparse and incomplete, one example being the depth distribution of the azooxanthellate coral.
According to a report from Minabe, Japan, a colony of the species was found in a water depth between 100 - 200 meters, see the article “Noteworthy octocorals collected off the southwest coast of Kii Peninsula, Middle Japan, Part 2. Telestacea, Gorgonacea and Pennatulacea”, page 22, which is deposited under the further links.
Along the Pacific coast of Japan, from Sagami Bay, Japan, to Hong Kong, Acanthogorgia inermis is more common in shallower basins than in coastal basins.
Color: According to the description above, living, extended polyps are beautifully purple in color.
The great photo from RockCorals shows a colony with bright blue polyps, certainly a highlight in an aquarium.
Acanthogorgia inermis requires good water values and daily feeding, but the gorgonian grows quite slowly.
A moderate, indirect current should, however, continuously wash around the gorgonians.
A nice colony can easily cost €100.
Interesting for medical science is the fact that Acanthogorgia inermis showed a strong cytotoxicity against K562 leukemia cells in experiments.
Synonym: Acalycigorgia inermis (Hedlund, 1890) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Our special thanks for the first-class photo of Acanthogorgia inermis go to RockCorals by Martin Springer from Döbeln, Saxony, https://rockcorals.de/
