Abietinaria abietina Sea fir

Abietinaria abietina is commonly referred to as Sea fir. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Jim Greenfield, Großbritannien

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lexID:: 7130
AphiaID:: 117870

Scientific:: Abietinaria abietina
German:: Hydrozoon, Meeres-Feuer
English:: Sea Fir

Category:: Hydrozoa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Sertulariidae (Family) > Abietinaria (Genus) > abietina (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Canada Eastern Pacific, Corea, European Coasts, Iceland, Japan, Labrador Península, Madagascar, Madeira, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Skagerrak (North Sea), Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, the Sea of Okhotsk
Sea depth:: 0 - 2542 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: -0,3 °F - 12,3 °F (-0,3°C - 12,3°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Copepods, Plankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Abietinaria abietina
Hydrozoon, Meeres-Feuer
Abietinaria alexanderi
Abietinaria alternitheca
Abietinaria anguina
Abietinaria annulata
Abietinaria compressa
Abietinaria crassiparia
Abietinaria cruciformis
Abietinaria derbeki
Abietinaria elsaeoswaldae
Abietinaria expansa
Abietinaria filicula
Abietinaria fusca
Abietinaria gagarae
Abietinaria gigantea
Abietinaria gracilis
Abietinaria greenei
Abietinaria immersa
Abietinaria inconstans
Abietinaria interversa
Abietinaria juniperus
Abietinaria kincaidi
Abietinaria laevimarginata
Abietinaria macrotheca
Abietinaria melo
Abietinaria merkii
Abietinaria pacifica
Abietinaria pulchra
Abietinaria raritheca
Abietinaria rigida
Abietinaria smirnowi
Abietinaria spiralis
Abietinaria thuiarioides
Abietinaria traski
Abietinaria trigona
Abietinaria turgida
Abietinaria variabilis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-05-10 14:51:05
Last edit:: 2020-04-03 21:01:51

Info

(Linnaeus, 1758)

The sea fir is found attached to bedrock and boulders in strong tidal streams but can also grow on shells and cobbles.

Robust structure, offen encrusted by bryozoans and foraminiferans.

Colour:grey-brown

Similar species: Sertularella gayi

Synonym:
Sertularia abietina Linnaeus, 1758

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydrozoonolina (Subclass) > Leptothecata (Order) > Sertulariidae (Family) > Abietinaria (Genus)

External links

Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Jim Greenfield (British Marine Life) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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