Gorgonia mariae Small sea fans, Wide-Mesh Sea Fan

Gorgonia mariae is commonly referred to as Small sea fans, Wide-Mesh Sea Fan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Gorgonia mariae
German:: Seefächer
English:: Small Sea Fans, Wide-Mesh Sea Fan

Category:: Gorgonier

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Gorgonia (Genus) > mariae (Species)
Initial determination:: Bayer, 1961

Occurrence:: Belize, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 5 - 47 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Gorgonia capensis
Gorgonia clathrus
Gorgonia coarctata
Gorgonia cribrum
Gorgonia crinita
Gorgonia elegans
Gorgonia flabellum
Venusfächer, Großer Seefächer, Große Netzgorgonie, Große Fächerkoralle
Gorgonia flavescens
Gorgonia mariae
Seefächer
Gorgonia occatoria
Gorgonia palma
Gorgonia reticulum
Gorgonia sarmentosa
Gorgonia stricta
Gorgonia suberosa
Gorgonia subtilis
Gorgonia venosa
Gorgonia ventalina
Karibischer Fächer oder Venusfächer
Gorgonia venusta

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-04 12:17:11
Last edit:: 2023-04-29 18:34:59

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Bayer, 1961

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Holaxonia (Suborder) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Gorgonia (Genus) > Gorgonia mariae (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Harald´s Gorgonien-Lexikon (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Jungle Dragon (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2023.
Parasitisme et endosymbioses en milieu aquatique (multi). Abgerufen am 16.10.2021.
Reef Builders (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
The Shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian Region (en). Abgerufen am 16.10.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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