Tanacetipathes wirtzi Black Coral

Tanacetipathes wirtzi is commonly referred to as Black Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Wyłącznie dla ekspertów! Bardzo trudny w hodowli!. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Tanacetipathes wirtzi (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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Scientific:: Tanacetipathes wirtzi
German:: Schwarze Koralle
English:: Black Coral

Category:: Gorgonie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Myriopathidae (Family) > Tanacetipathes (Genus) > wirtzi (Species)
Initial determination:: Opresko, 2001

Occurrence:: Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 9 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 59.06" (150 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Plankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Wyłącznie dla ekspertów! Bardzo trudny w hodowli!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown