Rhodaniridogorgia superba Deep Sea Gorgonian, Golden Deep Sea Gorgonian

Rhodaniridogorgia superba is commonly referred to as Deep Sea Gorgonian, Golden Deep Sea Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL), Hawaii, USA

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Scientific:: Rhodaniridogorgia superba
German:: Tiefsee-Gorgonie
English:: Deep Sea Gorgonian, Golden Deep Sea Gorgonian

Category:: Gorgonier

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Scleralcyonacea (Order) > Chrysogorgiidae (Family) > Rhodaniridogorgia (Genus) > superba (Species)
Initial determination:: (Nutting, ), 1908

Occurrence:: Central Pazific, Hawaii, North Pacific (Ocean)
Marine Zone:: Hemipelagial
Lightless depth range of 800 - 2400 meters
Sea depth:: 704 - 1926 Meter
Habitats:: Deep sea, Deep Sea Basin, Deep Sea Trenches, Deep-sea mountains, Rocky, hard seabeds
Size:: up to 59.06" (150 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 39.2 °F (°C - 4°C)
Food:: Marine snow, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-10-17 19:47:26
Last edit:: 2024-12-03 20:38:14

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Rhodaniridogorgia superba is a Pacific deep-sea gorgonian that has a very thinly branched trunk, grows regularly or spirally in all directions and looks like a kind of bottle brush.

Little has been published about the coral itself, which is almost certainly due to the depth of the gorgonian.

Synonyms:
Iridogorgia superba Nutting, 1908 - unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Lepidogorgia gibbosa Nutting, 1908 - unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

Coral Trait Database (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2024.
Hawaiʻi Undersea Research Laboratory (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2024.
NOAA Okeanos Explorer (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2024.
Okeanos Explorer (en). Abgerufen am 18.10.2024.
PMNM Deep Sea Portal (en). Abgerufen am 18.10.2024.

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