Muricea laxa Delicate spiny sea rod

Muricea laxa is commonly referred to as Delicate spiny sea rod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 9170
AphiaID:: 287567

Scientific:: Muricea laxa
German:: Schlanke Stachel-Strauchgorgonie
English:: Delicate Spiny Sea Rod

Category:: Gorgonier

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

Occurrence:: Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada Eastern Pacific, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Papua, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela
Sea depth:: 18 - 128 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Vanskelig
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:: 2016-01-15 15:41:27
Last edit:: 2016-01-15 15:41:27

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Verrill, 1864

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Holaxonia (Suborder) > Plexauridae (Family) > Muricea (Genus) > Muricea laxa (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Harald´s Gorgonien-Lexikon (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Interactive Identification Guide to South Florida Octocorals (en). Abgerufen am 30.12.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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