Muricea purpurea Sea fan

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

Graham Edgar, Reef Life Survey, Australien

Foto: Ahorcados Islet, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador

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lexID:: 12256
AphiaID:: 287571

Scientific:: Muricea purpurea
German:: Gorgonie
English:: Sea Fan

Category:: Gorgones

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Plexauridae (Family) > Muricea (Genus) > purpurea (Species)
Initial determination:: Verrill, 1864

Occurrence:: Central America (Eastern Pacific), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South America, South-Pazific
Sea depth:: 3 - 25 Meter
Size:: 7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Fish eggs, Invertebrates, Organic suspended sediment , Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Muricea acervata
Muricea albida
Muricea aspera
Muricea atlantica
Atlantische Strauch-Gorgonie
Muricea austera
Hornkoralle
Muricea californica
Kalifornische Gold Gorgonie
Muricea crassa
Hornkoralle
Muricea echinata
Muricea elongata
Karibische Hornkoralle
Muricea flamma
Gorgonie
Muricea formosa
Hornkoralle
Muricea fruticosa
Hornkoralle
Muricea galapagensis
Muricea hebes
Hornkoralle
Muricea hispida
Muricea horrida
Muricea laxa
Schlanke Stachel-Strauchgorgonie
Muricea midas
Muricea mortensenii
Muricea muricata
Gorgonie
Muricea nariformis
Muricea pendula
Seefächer
Muricea pinnata
Langdorn Strauchgorgonie
Muricea plantaginea
Gorgonie, Hornkoralle
Muricea purpurea
Gorgonie
Muricea pusilla
Muricea ramosa
Muricea retusa
Muricea robusta
Muricea spicifera
Muricea splendens
Muricea squarrosa
Gorgonie
Muricea subtilis
Gorgonie
Muricea tubigera
Gorgonie
Muricea waltonsmithi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-07-24 12:52:09
Last edit:: 2019-09-09 22:57:52

Élevages

Des élevages de Muricea purpurea sont possibles. Malheureusement il y en a pas assez pour le commerce. Si vous vous intéressez pour Muricea purpurea demandez a votre commerçant du élevage. Si vous avez déjà Muricea purpurea essayez vous même de faire un élevage! Vous pourriez aider au commerce et de protéger la nature.

Info

Source:
Breedy O, Guzman HM (2015)
A revision of the genus Muricea Lamouroux, 1821 (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the eastern Pacific. Part I: Eumuricea Verrill, 1869 revisited.
ZooKeys 537: 1-32. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.537.6025

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Foto: Ahorcados Islet, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador

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