Isosicyonis alba Antarctic sea anemone

Isosicyonis alba is commonly referred to as Antarctic sea anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Dirk Schories, Deutschland

Isosicyonis alba, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

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AphiaID:: 173128

Scientific:: Isosicyonis alba
German:: Antarktische Anemone
English:: Antarctic Sea Anemone

Category:: Ukwiały

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Actiniidae (Family) > Isosicyonis (Genus) > alba (Species)
Initial determination:: (Studer, ), 1879

Occurrence:: Antarctica, Argentina, Chile, South Shetlands Island
Sea depth:: 84 - 928 Meter
Temperature:: -1,4 °F - 9,7 °F (-1,4°C - 9,7°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Isosicyonis alba
Antarktische Anemone

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-11-07 17:24:16
Last edit:: 2020-11-15 13:14:46

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Isosicyonis alba (Studer, 1879)

This coldwater sea anemone can be found exclusively living on the snail (Harpovoluta charcoti).

Distribution:
Antarctic Peninsula, Anvers Island, Arthur Harbor,
Beauchene Island, Biscoe Islands, Bismarck Strait, Brabant Island, Falklandinseln, Gerlache Strait, Harmony Cove, Janus Island, King George Island, Lavoisier Island, Liege Island, Nelson Island, Palmer Archipelago, Petermann Island, Pitt Islands, Scotiasee, Stranger Point

Synonyms:
Paractis alba Studer, 1879
Paractis studerii Andres, 1883

External links

Actniaria by Karen & Nadya Sanamyan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Hexacorallians of the World by Daphne G. Fautin (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Isosicyonis alba, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

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