Leptogorgia virgulata Colorful sea whip

Leptogorgia virgulata is commonly referred to as Colorful sea whip. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Leptogorgia virgulata
German:: Gorgonie
English:: Colorful Sea Whip

Category:: Hornkoraller (Gorgonier)

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Leptogorgia (Genus) > virgulata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1815

Occurrence:: Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, USA, Venezuela
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 3 - 82 Meter
Size:: up to 17.72" (45 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 89.6 °F (°C - 32°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Dustfood , Phytoplankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: 5 - Svår
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Leptogorgia abietina
Leptogorgia acuta
Leptogorgia aequatorialis
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia alba
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia albipunctata
Leptogorgia annobonensis
Leptogorgia arbuscula
Leptogorgia aureoflavescens
Leptogorgia barbadensis
Leptogorgia barnardi
Leptogorgia bayeri
Leptogorgia cabofalsoi
Leptogorgia californica
Leptogorgia capensis
Leptogorgia capverdensis
Leptogorgia cardinalis
Gorgonie, Hornkoralle
Leptogorgia caryi
Leptogorgia cauliculus
Leptogorgia chilensis
Rote Gorgonie
Leptogorgia christiae
Leptogorgia clavata
Leptogorgia cofrini
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia contorta
Leptogorgia cortesi
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia crista
Leptogorgia cuspidata
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia dakarensis
Leptogorgia dichotoma
Leptogorgia diffusa
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia dioxys
Leptogorgia divergens
Leptogorgia dubia
Leptogorgia ena
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia esperi
Leptogorgia euryale
Leptogorgia exigua
Leptogorgia fasciculata
Leptogorgia festiva
Leptogorgia filicrispa
Leptogorgia flammea
Leptogorgia flexilis
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia florae
Leptogorgia floridana
Leptogorgia fruticosa
Leptogorgia fuscopunctata
Leptogorgia gaini
Leptogorgia gilchristi
Leptogorgia gruveli
Leptogorgia hebes
Königsfächer
Leptogorgia ignita
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia labiata
Leptogorgia laxa
Leptogorgia longiramosa
Leptogorgia lutkeni
Leptogorgia maghrebensis
Leptogorgia mariarosacea
Leptogorgia medusa
Leptogorgia miniata
Karminroter Seereisig
Leptogorgia obscura
Leptogorgia occidafricana
Leptogorgia palma
Palmen-Seefächer, Gorgonie
Leptogorgia panamensis
Leptogorgia parva
Leptogorgia peruviana
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia piccola
Leptogorgia pinnata
Leptogorgia porosissima
Leptogorgia principensis
Leptogorgia pseudogracilis
Leptogorgia pulcherrima
Leptogorgia pumicea
Leptogorgia pumila
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia punicea
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia purpurea
Leptogorgia purpureomaculata
Leptogorgia purpureoviolacea
Leptogorgia pusilla
Leptogorgia radula
Leptogorgia ramulus
Leptogorgia rathbunnii
Leptogorgia regis
Leptogorgia rigida
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia riodouri
Leptogorgia rosea
Leptogorgia ruberrima
Rote Gorgonie, Rote Hornkoralle, Tiefrote Hornkoralle
Leptogorgia rubra
Leptogorgia rubroflavescens
Leptogorgia rubropurpurea
Leptogorgia saharensis
Leptogorgia sanguinea
Leptogorgia sarmentosa
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia senegalensis
Leptogorgia setacea
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia stheno
Leptogorgia styx
Leptogorgia sulfurea
Leptogorgia sylvanae
Leptogorgia taboguilla
Leptogorgia tenuis
Leptogorgia tenuissima
Leptogorgia tricorata
Leptogorgia varians
Leptogorgia viminalis
Leptogorgia violacea
Purpurpeitsche, Purpurgorgonie
Leptogorgia violetta
Leptogorgia virgea
Leptogorgia virgulata
Gorgonie
Leptogorgia webbiana

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-12-27 20:22:11
Last edit:: 2015-12-27 20:22:11

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

(Lamarck, 1815)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Holaxonia (Suborder) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Leptogorgia (Genus) > Leptogorgia virgulata (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Identification guide to the shallow water (0–200 m) octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2024.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2024.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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