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Ramuligorgia militaris Deep Sea Gorgonian

Ramuligorgia militaris is commonly referred to as Deep Sea Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
15638 
AphiaID:
1496012 
Scientific:
Ramuligorgia militaris 
German:
Tiefwasser-Gorgonie 
English:
Deep Sea Gorgonian 
Category:
Sea Fans 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleralcyonacea (Order) > Chrysogorgiidae (Family) > Ramuligorgia (Genus) > militaris (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Nutting, ), 1908 
Occurrence:
Hawaii, Johnston Atoll 
Sea depth:
2142 - 2527 Meter 
Habitats:
Deep Sea Trenches, Deep-sea mountains 
Temperature:
1,8 °F - 2,0 °F (1,8°C - 2,0°C) 
Food:
azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Invertebrates, Marine snow, Mucus, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-03-27 12:56:17 

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Ramuligorgia militaris is a deep-water gorgonian that lives in very great depths and near-freezing water zones, and is so far known only from the depths around Hawaiii and Johnston Atoll.

The coral's many small and delicate polyps capture passing small zooplankton as well as sinking marine snow.

The species epithet "militaris" was derived from the rigid regularity of the polyps' posture.

Synonym: Pleurogorgia militaris Nutting, 1908

External links

  1. Deep-Sea Coral Taxa in the Hawaiian Archipelago and Johnston Atoll: Depth and Geographical Distribution (v. 2020) (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2023.
  2. Erstbeschreibung als Pleurogorgia militaris Nutting, 1908, Seite 596 (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2023.
  3. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2023.
  4. Okeanos Explorer (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2023.
  5. University of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2023.
  6. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2023.

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