Muriceopsis flavida

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lexID:: 2419
AphiaID:: 290417

Scientific:: Muriceopsis flavida
German:: Karibische Gorgonie
English:: Rough Sea Plume

Category:: Gorgonier
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Plexauridae (Family) > Muriceopsis (Genus) > flavida (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1815

Occurrence:: Costa Rica, Belize, Canada, Caribien, Honduras, Mexikanske golf, St. Vincent og Grenadinerne, USA, Vestlige Atlanterhav
Sea depth:: 3 - 15 Meter
Size:: 75 cm - 90 cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Food:: Plankton, Zooxantheller/Lys
Tank:: ~ 200 Liter
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Muriceopsis bayeriana
Gorgonie
Muriceopsis flavida
Karibische Gorgonie
Muriceopsis metaclados
Muriceopsis petila
Muriceopsis sulphurea
Muriceopsis tuberculata

More related species in this lexicon:

Muriceopsis sp. 01
Gorgonie

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-12-30 20:11:55
Last edit:: 2020-03-01 19:30:23

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Muriceopsis flavida are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Muriceopsis flavida, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Muriceopsis flavida, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Husbandry

This genus has two common species in the Caribbean, M. flavida and M. sulfurea. Muriceopsis flavida is hardy and easy to propagate in aquariums. For more Infos and Pictures click to the Link to Advanced Aquarist.

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