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Ralpharia gorgoniae Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid

Ralpharia gorgoniae is commonly referred to as Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid, Ralpharia gorgoniae, Coco View, Honduras 2023


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lexID:
12236 
AphiaID:
290951 
Scientific:
Ralpharia gorgoniae 
German:
Solitärer Gorgonien Hydroid 
English:
Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid 
Category:
Jellyfish  
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Tubulariidae (Family) > Ralpharia (Genus) > gorgoniae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Petersen, 1990 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Cuba, Curacao, Honduras, Lesser Antilles, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
3 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish larvae, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-21 18:30:29 

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Ralpharia gorgoniae Petersen, 1990

Short-lived medusae without tentacles. This Hydrozoons known from shallow-water Environments along the Caribbean Coast of Panama.

This solitary hydroid is a carnivorous animal uses its tentacles to filter feed, catching planktonic prey with their stinging mechanisms (nematocysts).

External links

  1. A tubulariid hydroid associated with anthozoan corals in the Mediterranean Sea (en). Abgerufen am 21.01.2024.
  2. inaturalist.org (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Marine Biodiversity Survey of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, 2015. (en). Abgerufen am 21.01.2024.
  4. Notes on some hydroids (Cnidaria) from Martinique, with descriptions of five new species (en). Abgerufen am 21.01.2024.
  5. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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roatan 23 PB160853a Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid, Ralpharia gorgoniae, Coco View, Honduras 2023
Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid, Ralpharia gorgoniae, Coco View, Honduras 2023
Ralpharia gorgoniae - Solitärer Gorgonien Hydroid
Solitary Gorgonian Hydroids, Ralpharia gorgoniae,Honduras, Roatan, 1997

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