Muricella cf.paraplectana gorgonian coral

Muricella cf.paraplectana is commonly referred to as gorgonian coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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Scientific:: Muricella cf.paraplectana
German:: Gorgonienfächer
English:: Gorgonian Coral

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Muricella (Genus) > cf.paraplectana (Species)

Occurrence:: Indonesia
Size:: up to 27.56" (70 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Muricella abnormalis
Muricella argentea
Muricella aruensis
Muricella bengalensis
Muricella brunnea
Muricella complanata
Muricella crassa
Muricella decipiens
Muricella dentata
Muricella dubia
Muricella englemani
Muricella exilis
Muricella flexilis
Muricella flexuosa
Muricella gracilis
Muricella grandis
Muricella magna
Muricella megaspina
Muricella nitida
Muricella operculata
Muricella paraplectana
Gorgonienfächer
Muricella perramosa
Muricella plectana
Warziger Gorgonienfächer, Warziger Grottenfächer
Muricella ramosa
Muricella reticulata
Muricella robusta
Muricella rosea
Muricella rubra
Muricella sayad
Muricella stellata
Muricella tenera
Muricella tuberculata
Muricella umbraticoides
Muricella vasseuri

More related species in this lexicon:

Muricella cf.paraplectana
Gorgonienfächer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-07-02 20:22:38
Last edit:: 2015-07-02 20:22:38

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Muricella sp.or Muricella cf.paraplectana

The Pygmy seahorse ( Hippocampus bargibanti) is very well camouflaged in gorgonian genus Muricella.

External links

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

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