Ellisellidae, Familie gorgonian

Ellisellidae, Familie is commonly referred to as gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Ellisellidae, Familie
German:: Gorgonien
English:: Gorgonian

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Ellisellidae, (Genus) > Familie (Species)

Occurrence:: Antarctica
Sea depth:: Meter
Temperature:: -2,0 °F - +2,0 °F (-2,0°C - +2,0°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Filter feeder, Invertebrates, Marine snow, Plankton, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Ellisellidae, Familie
Gorgonien

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-05-13 20:14:04
Last edit:: 2020-11-04 21:55:05

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Ellisellidae Gray, 1859

Ellisellid octocorals feeds on planctonic food.

Genus:
Ctenocella Valenciennes
Dichotella Gray
Ellisella Gray
Heliania Gray
Junceella Valenciennes
Nicella Gray
Phenilia Gray
Riisea Duchassaing & Michelotti
Tenocella
Verrucella Milne Edwards & Haime
Viminella Gray

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Calcaxonia (Suborder) > Ellisellidae (Family)

External links

Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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