Antillogorgia acerosa Purple Sea Plume

Antillogorgia acerosa is commonly referred to as Purple Sea Plume. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 2421
AphiaID:: 367982

Scientific:: Antillogorgia acerosa
German:: Gorgonie
English:: Purple Sea Plume

Category:: Gorgonie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Antillogorgia (Genus) > acerosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1766

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Barbados, Aruba, Belize, Columbia, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Sea depth:: 1 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 80.6 °F (25°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Średnio trudny
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Antillogorgia acerosa
Gorgonie
Antillogorgia albatrossae
Antillogorgia americana
Gorgonie
Antillogorgia bipinnata
Blaue Meerfeder
Antillogorgia blanquillensis
Antillogorgia elisabethae
Federgorgonie
Antillogorgia hummelincki
Antillogorgia hystrix
Antillogorgia kallos
Gorgonie
Antillogorgia navia
Antillogorgia rigida
Gorgonie

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-12-30 20:28:07
Last edit:: 2017-05-12 17:52:52

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Antillogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766)

Members of the genus Pseudopterogorgia have narrow smooth branches and the colonies are commonly pinnate (feather shaped). The most common colors are pale lavender and brown, but they may be gray, deep purple or yellow. For more Infos click to the Link to Advanced Aquarist.

Synonyms:
Pseudopterogorgia acerosa
Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Holaxonia (Suborder) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Antillogorgia (Genus) > Antillogorgia acerosa (Species)

External links

Advanced Aquarists (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Interactive Identification Guide to South Florida Octocorals (en). Abgerufen am 29.12.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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charlylux
@charlylux

am 05.05.16#1

sehr einfache Gorgonie, liebt gute wechselnde Strömung und Licht, wächst sehr gut auch in Bodennähe,

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