Ellisella schmitti Bushy Sea Whip, Whip Coral, Devil's Sea Whip

Ellisella schmitti is commonly referred to as Bushy Sea Whip, Whip Coral, Devil's Sea Whip. Difficulty in the aquarium: Problematisk. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Cayman Inseln, Karibik, West-Atlantik

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lexID:: 13349
AphiaID:: 177831

Scientific:: Ellisella schmitti
German:: Peitschengorgonie
English:: Bushy Sea Whip, Whip Coral, Devil's Sea Whip

Category:: Gorgonier

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Ellisellidae (Family) > Ellisella (Genus) > schmitti (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bayer, ), 1961

Occurrence:: Barbados, Columbia, Curacao, Florida, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Venezuela, West Indies, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 488 Meter
Size:: 11.81" - 98.43" (30cm - 250cm)
Temperature:: 18,2 °F - 27,2 °F (18,2°C - 27,2°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Carnivore, Copepods, Coral spawn, Fish eggs, Invertebrates, Lobster eggs, Marine snow, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Problematisk
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown