Isidella tentaculum Bamboo coral

Isidella tentaculum is commonly referred to as Bamboo coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Isidella tentaculum
German:: Tiefsee-Gorgonie
English:: Bamboo Coral

Category:: Gorgonier

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Isididae (Family) > Isidella (Genus) > tentaculum (Species)
Initial determination:: Etnoyer, 2008

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), North Pacific (Ocean)
Sea depth:: 634 - 1049 Meter
Size:: 29.53" - 51.97" (75cm - 132cm)
Temperature:: 2,9 °F - 4,5 °F (2,9°C - 4,5°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Plankton, Sea mammals
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Isidella elongata
Bambuskoralle
Isidella lofotensis
Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Isidella longiflora
Isidella tentaculum
Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Isidella trichotoma
Tiefsee-Bambuskoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-02-27 22:38:23
Last edit:: 2021-02-07 14:36:25

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Etnoyer, 2008

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Calcaxonia (Suborder) > Isididae (Family) > Isidella (Genus) > Isidella tentaculum (Species)

External links

A new species of Isidella bamboo coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Isididae) from northeast Pacific Seamounts (en). Abgerufen am 14.07.2021.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
NOAA Ocean Explorer (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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