Acanthogorgia densiflora Gorgonian, Sea fan coral

Acanthogorgia densiflora is commonly referred to as Gorgonian, Sea fan coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Acanthogorgia densiflora
German:: Fächergorgonie (Foto angefragt)
English:: Gorgonian, Sea Fan Coral

Category:: Gorgonier

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Acanthogorgiidae (Family) > Acanthogorgia (Genus) > densiflora (Species)
Initial determination:: (Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, ), 1908

Occurrence:: Corea, Japan
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 14 - 24 Meter
Size:: 16,5 cm
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Copepods, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton
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:

Acanthogorgia aldabra
Acanthogorgia angustiflora
Acanthogorgia armata
Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Acanthogorgia aspera
Acanthogorgia atlantica
Acanthogorgia augusta
Acanthogorgia australiensis
Acanthogorgia bocki
Acanthogorgia boninensis
Acanthogorgia breviflora
Fächergorgonie
Acanthogorgia brevispina
Acanthogorgia candida
Acanthogorgia ceylonensis
Acanthogorgia densiflora
Fächergorgonie (Foto angefragt)
Acanthogorgia dofleini
Acanthogorgia flabellum
Acanthogorgia fusca
Acanthogorgia glyphica
Acanthogorgia goesi
Acanthogorgia gotoensis
Acanthogorgia gracillima
Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Acanthogorgia grandiflora
Acanthogorgia granulata
Acanthogorgia gubalensis
Acanthogorgia hedlundi
Acanthogorgia hirsuta
Behaarter Seefächer, Haarige Fächerkoralle, Haarige Fächergogonie
Acanthogorgia hirta
Acanthogorgia horrida
Acanthogorgia incrustata
Acanthogorgia inermis
Gorgonie
Acanthogorgia irregularis
Acanthogorgia isoxya
Fächergorgonie
Acanthogorgia japonica
Acanthogorgia laxa
Acanthogorgia longiflora
Acanthogorgia media
Acanthogorgia meganopla
Acanthogorgia multispina
Acanthogorgia muricata
Acanthogorgia paradoxa
Acanthogorgia paramuricata
Acanthogorgia pararidleyi
Acanthogorgia pararmata
Acanthogorgia paraspinosa
Acanthogorgia paratruncata
Acanthogorgia pico
Acanthogorgia procera
Acanthogorgia radians
Acanthogorgia ramosissima
Acanthogorgia ridleyi
Acanthogorgia schrammi
Acanthogorgia sibogae
Acanthogorgia spinosa
Acanthogorgia spinosa
Acanthogorgia spissa
Acanthogorgia striata
Acanthogorgia studeri
Acanthogorgia tenera
Acanthogorgia thomsoni
Acanthogorgia truncata
Acanthogorgia turgida
Acanthogorgia vegae
Acanthogorgia verrilli
Acanthogorgia wireni

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-01-20 16:41:07
Last edit:: 2025-08-29 19:25:11

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Acanthogorgia densiflora inhabits rocky slopes at depths of between 14 and 24 meters and has moss animals on its branches.

The polyps and coenchyme of living corals are purple in color.

Acalycigorgia densiflora Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)

External links

A new record of Acanthogorgia species (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Holaxonia: Acanthogorgiidae) from Korea (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2025.
Coral Trait Database (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2025.
Diagnosen neuer japanischer Gorgoniden (Reise Doflein 1904-05), Seite 630 (de). Abgerufen am 20.01.2025.

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