Callistephanus rosea Red Sea Fan, Northern sea fan

Callistephanus rosea is commonly referred to as Red Sea Fan, Northern sea fan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 14766
AphiaID:: 1608730

Scientific:: Callistephanus rosea
German:: Hornkoralle
English:: Red Sea Fan, Northern Sea Fan

Category:: Gorgonie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Callistephanus (Genus) > rosea (Species)
Initial determination:: (Grieg, ), 1887

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, the North Sea, Balearic Islands, European Coasts, Florida, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kattegat (Baltic Sea), Northeast Atlantic, Norway, Scandinavia, Skagerrak (North Sea), Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Cape Verde Archipelago
Sea depth:: 47 - 1750 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 78.8 °F (0°C - 26°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Invertebrates, Marine snow
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-05-04 21:12:34
Last edit:: 2024-05-04 14:09:16

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Callistephanus rosea is a small pink horn coral that occurs in the cold northern waters of Europe and in the much warmer waters of the Caribbean,
The azooxanthellate coral is found in shallow water zones and also at great depths.

Synonyme:
Danielssenia irramosa Grieg, 1887
Stenogorgia rosea Grieg, 1887

External links

2016 North Sea Expedition: PRELIMINARY REPORT (en). Abgerufen am 04.05.2022.
BIOTOPE INFORMATION SHEET, Alcyonium digitatum, Swiftia rosea (en). Abgerufen am 04.05.2022.
iNaturalist (multi). Abgerufen am 04.05.2022.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 04.05.2022.
Oceana proposal for a Marine Protected Area Marstrand and Northeastern Kattegat (en). Abgerufen am 04.05.2022.
PEUPLEMENTS SESSILES DE L’ARCHIPEL DE GLÉNAN L -INVENTAIRE : ANTHOZOAIRES (fr). Abgerufen am 04.05.2022.
PROTECTING THE NORTH SEA: NORWAY (en). Abgerufen am 04.05.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 04.05.2022.

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