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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis Tan Cup Coral, Alaska Stony Coral

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis is commonly referred to as Tan Cup Coral, Alaska Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Neil McDaniel, Kanada

Foto: Defence Island, Howe Sound, British Columbia, West-Küste Kanada

/ 14.12.2019
Courtesy of the author Neil McDaniel, Kanada . Please visit www.neilmcdaniel.com for more information.

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lexID:
12087 
AphiaID:
286724 
Scientific:
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis 
German:
Alaska Becherkoralle 
English:
Tan Cup Coral, Alaska Stony Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Caryophylliidae (Family) > Caryophyllia (Genus) > (Caryophyllia) alaskensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Vaughan, 1941 
Occurrence:
Russland, Alaska East Coast USA, Aleutian Islands, British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Corea, Japan, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Hemipelagial
Lightless depth range of 800 - 2400 meters 
Sea depth:
0 - 1601 Meter 
Size:
up to 0.79" (2 cm) 
Temperature:
1,9 °F - 10,2 °F (1,9°C - 10,2°C) 
Food:
azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Caryophyllia abrupta
  • Caryophyllia abyssorum
  • Caryophyllia alberti
  • Caryophyllia ambrosia
  • Caryophyllia antarctica
  • Caryophyllia antillarum
  • Caryophyllia arnoldi
  • Caryophyllia atlantica
  • Caryophyllia balaenacea
  • Caryophyllia barbadensis
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-05-03 12:14:21 

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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis Vaughan, 1941

Caryophyllia is a genus of solitary stony corals in the family Caryophylliidae.

Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae).
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis is a solitary cold-water coral that reproduces both sexually and asexually.

Color: The coral is pale orange, pink, or red

Synonym:
Caryophyllia alaskensis Vaughan, 1941 (changed combination)

We thank Neil McDaniel for the first photos of this LPS stony coral.

External links

  1. A Field Guide of Alaskan Corals (en). Abgerufen am 03.05.2026.
  2. Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Defence Island, Howe Sound, British Columbia, West-Küste Kanada
Foto: Defence Island, Howe Sound, British Columbia, West-Küste Kanada

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