Muricea californica California Golden Gorgonian

Muricea californica is commonly referred to as California Golden Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Foto: Foto: Süd-Kalifornien, Westküste USA, Ost-Pazifik

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AphiaID:: 287556

Scientific:: Muricea californica
German:: Kalifornische Gold Gorgonie
English:: California Golden Gorgonian

Category:: Gorgonier

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Plexauridae (Family) > Muricea (Genus) > californica (Species)
Initial determination:: Aurivillius, 1931

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, West Coast USA
Sea depth:: 12 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 35.43" (90 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 75.2 °F (10°C - 24°C)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Detritus, Dissolved organic substances, Food specialist, Marine snow, Organic suspended sediment , Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Muricea acervata
Muricea albida
Muricea aspera
Muricea atlantica
Atlantische Strauch-Gorgonie
Muricea austera
Hornkoralle
Muricea californica
Kalifornische Gold Gorgonie
Muricea crassa
Hornkoralle
Muricea echinata
Muricea elongata
Karibische Hornkoralle
Muricea flamma
Gorgonie
Muricea formosa
Hornkoralle
Muricea fruticosa
Hornkoralle
Muricea galapagensis
Muricea hebes
Hornkoralle
Muricea hispida
Muricea horrida
Muricea laxa
Schlanke Stachel-Strauchgorgonie
Muricea midas
Muricea mortensenii
Muricea muricata
Gorgonie
Muricea nariformis
Muricea pendula
Seefächer
Muricea pinnata
Langdorn Strauchgorgonie
Muricea plantaginea
Gorgonie, Hornkoralle
Muricea purpurea
Gorgonie
Muricea pusilla
Muricea ramosa
Muricea retusa
Muricea robusta
Muricea spicifera
Muricea splendens
Muricea squarrosa
Gorgonie
Muricea subtilis
Gorgonie
Muricea tubigera
Gorgonie
Muricea waltonsmithi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-07 00:10:35
Last edit:: 2019-07-22 14:08:33

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Muricea californica Gray, 1859

Muricea californica, also known as the California Golden Gorgonian, is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Holaxonia (Suborder) > Plexauridae (Family) > Muricea (Genus) > Muricea californica (Species)

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External links

Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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California Golden Gorgonian(Muricea californica),Santa Catalina Island, August 14, 2005

Robust Gorgonian,Muricea californica 2022

Foto: Foto: Süd-Kalifornien, Westküste USA, Ost-Pazifik

California Golden Gorgonian(Muricea californica),Anacapa Island,July 4, 2005

California Golden Gorgonian(Muricea californica),Santa Barbara Island, August 20-21, 2005

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