Callogorgia verticillata Whorled Tree Coral

Callogorgia verticillata is commonly referred to as Whorled Tree Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Carloforte Shoal, NW Sardinien, Mittelmeer

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AphiaID:: 125405

Scientific:: Callogorgia verticillata
German:: Gorgonie
English:: Whorled Tree Coral

Category:: Gorgonie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Primnoidae (Family) > Callogorgia (Genus) > verticillata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1766

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Azores, Balearic Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, East cost of USA, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Montenegro, Northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 110 - 800 Meter
Size:: up to 39.37" (100 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 59 °F (10°C - 15°C)
Food:: Copepods, Marine snow, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Callogorgia affinis
Callogorgia americana
Tiefsee Hornkoralle
Callogorgia arawak
Callogorgia chariessa
Callogorgia cristata
Callogorgia delta
Tiefsee-Hornkoralle, Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Callogorgia dubia
Callogorgia elegans
Callogorgia flabellum
Callogorgia formosa
Tiefwasser-Gorgonie
Callogorgia gilberti
Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Callogorgia gracilis
Callogorgia grimaldii
Callogorgia indica
Callogorgia joubini
Callogorgia kinoshitae
Callogorgia laevis
Callogorgia linguimaris
Callogorgia minuta
Callogorgia modesta
Callogorgia pennacea
Callogorgia pseudoflabellum
Callogorgia ramosa
Callogorgia robusta
Callogorgia sertosa
Callogorgia similis
Callogorgia versluysi
Callogorgia verticillata
Gorgonie

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-02-07 18:45:55
Last edit:: 2021-02-09 17:33:07

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Callogorgia verticillata is a deep-water gorgonian often associated with the crustose anemone Isozoanthus primnoidus and Tritonia callogorgiae.
The coral is dependent on catching small zooplankton, as it has not formed a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae.

External links

Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd ed (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2021.
Isozoanthus primnoidus, a new zoanthid species (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) associated with the gorgonian Callogorgia verticillata (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) in the Azores (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2021.
Persistence of Pristine Deep-Sea Coral Gardens in the Mediterranean Sea (SW Sardinia) (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2021.
Taxonomy, Genetics and Biodiversity of Mediterranean Deep-Sea Corals and Cold-Water Corals (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2021.

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Foto: Carloforte Shoal, NW Sardinien, Mittelmeer

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