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Leptogorgia cardinalis Sea whip, Gorgonian

Leptogorgia cardinalis is commonly referred to as Sea whip, Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Drs. Steve Morton & Susan DeVictor

Foto: Süd-Atlantische Bucht

/ Leptogorgia cardinalis, erhaltenes Exemplar (USNM 72437). Maßstabsbalken = 5 mm.
Courtesy of the author Drs. Steve Morton & Susan DeVictor . Please visit www.semanticscholar.org for more information.

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lexID:
16315 
AphiaID:
286219 
Scientific:
Leptogorgia cardinalis 
German:
Gorgonie, Hornkoralle 
English:
Sea Whip, Gorgonian 
Category:
Sea Fans 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Leptogorgia (Genus) > cardinalis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bayer, ), 1961 
Occurrence:
Canada Eastern Pacific, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North-West-Atlantic, South Atlantic Bight 
Sea depth:
19 - 309 Meter 
Size:
4.72" - 5.91" (12cm - 15cm) 
Temperature:
32.9 °F - 75.92 °F (0.5°C - 24.4°C) 
Food:
azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Dustfood , Phytoplankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 
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:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-03-12 16:23:34 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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The specimen shown from Florida is the only evidence of the occurrence of this species in the South Atlantic Bight; whether the coral is more strongly represented in the Gulf of Mexico has not been investigated.

The color of the colony is bright red or orange.

Similar species: Leptogorgia punicea (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)

Synonym: Lophogorgia cardinalis Bayer, 1961

Our very special and heartfelt thanks for the permission to use all color photos from the article "Identification guide to the shallow water (0-200 m) octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight" goes to the two authors Drs. Steve Morton & Susan DeVictor, USA.

External links

  1. A Comprehensive List of Known Deep-Sea Corals in Waters of the United States and its Island Territories (v. 2021) (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2024.
  2. Deep-Sea Coral Taxa in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2024.
  3. Identification guide to the shallow water (0–200 m) octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2024.
  4. Leptogorgia cardinalis ( Bayer, 1961) (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2024.
  5. Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2024.
  6. The Shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian Region, Seite 201ff. (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2024.

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Foto: Süd-Atlantische Bucht

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