Actinoscyphia aurelia Venus flytrap anemone

Actinoscyphia aurelia is commonly referred to as Venus flytrap anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10487 

AphiaID:

100835 

Scientific:

Actinoscyphia aurelia 

German:

Venusfliegenfallen-Anemone 

English:

Venus Flytrap Anemone 

Category:

Anémones 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Actinoscyphiidae (Family) > Actinoscyphia (Genus) > aurelia (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Stephenson, ), 1918 

Occurrence:

West Sahara, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Ivory Coast 

Sea depth:

740 - 2136 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

3,7 °F - 50 °F (3,7°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Pas pour l'aquarium! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Actinoscyphia aurelia
  Venusfliegenfallen-Anemone
• 
  Actinoscyphia plebeia
  Anemone
• 
  Actinoscyphia saginata
  Venusfliegenfallen-Anemone
• Actinoscyphia verrilli

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-02-28 12:17:27 

Last edit:

2022-07-29 11:09:04 

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