Gersemia fruticosa White Sea Gersemiya, Hedge Carnation Coral

Gersemia fruticosa is commonly referred to as White Sea Gersemiya, Hedge Carnation Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Alexander Semenov, Russland

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Scientific:: Gersemia fruticosa
German:: Weichkoralle
English:: White Sea Gersemiya, Hedge Carnation Coral

Category:: Soft Corals

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Nephtheidae (Family) > Gersemia (Genus) > fruticosa (Species)
Initial determination:: Sars, 1860

Occurrence:: Russland, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Barents Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, Labrador Península, Laptev Sea, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, Siberian sea, USA, White Sea
Sea depth:: 16 - 3506 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 15.75" (10cm - 40cm)
Temperature:: -1,56 °F - 53.6 °F (-1,56°C - 12°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Marine snow, 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:

Gersemia antarctica
Weichkoralle
Gersemia carnea
Gersemia clavata
Gersemia crassa
Gersemia danielsseni
Gersemia fruticosa
Weichkoralle
Gersemia hicksoni
Gersemia japonica
Gersemia juliepackardae
Tiefsee Weichkoralle
Gersemia lambi
Weichkoralle
Gersemia liltvedi
Gersemia loricata
Gersemia marenzelleri
Gersemia mirabilis
Gersemia rubiformis
Rote Weichkoralle
Gersemia studeri
Gersemia uvaeformis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-10-24 13:29:37
Last edit:: 2021-09-25 10:33:13

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Gersemia fruticosa (Sars, 1860)

Synonymised names:
Alcyonium fruticosum Sars, 1860 (original combination)
Barathrobius digitatus Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Barathrobius palmatus Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Bellonella arctica (Danielssen, 1887) (synonym)
Eunephthya fructicosa (Sars, 1860) (misspelling)
Eunephthya fruticosa (Sars, 1860) (changed combination)
Fulla schiertzi Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Gersemia arctica (Danielssen, 1887) (synonym)
Gersemia longiflora Verrill, 1883 (synonym)
Krystallofanes polaris Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Nidalia arctica Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Organidus nordenskjoldi Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Paraspongodes abyssicola (Danielssen, 1887) (synonym)
Paraspongodes digitata (Danielssen, 1887) (synonym)
Paraspongodes fruticosa (Sars, 1860) (changed combination)
Paraspongodes palmata (Danielssen, 1887) (synonym)
Paraspongodes polaris (Danielssen, 1887) (synonym)
Paraspongodes schierzi (Danielssen, 1887) (synonym)
Voeringia abyssicola Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Voeringia dryopsis Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Voeringia fruticosa (Sars, 1860) (changed combination)
Voeringia jan-mayeni Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Voeringia polaris Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)
Voeringia pygmaea Danielssen, 1887 (synonym)

Direct children (5):
Forma Gersemia fruticosa f. arctica (Danielssen, 1887)
Forma Gersemia fruticosa f. loricata (von Marenzeller, 1878)
Forma Gersemia fruticosa f. membranea Molander, 1914
Variety Gersemia fruticosa var. pallida Molander, 1914
Variety Gersemia fruticosa var. rigida Molander, 1914

External links

An examination of the distribution, abundance, and habitat preferences of soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) in offshore Nova Scotian waters, Seite 38 (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Flickr Homepage Alexander Semerov (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sea Raspberry (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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