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Eunicella microthela Nippled sea fan

Eunicella microthela is commonly referred to as Nippled sea fan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Eunicella papillosa (Nippled sea fan),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
9407 
AphiaID:
1248536 
Scientific:
Eunicella microthela 
German:
Seefächer, Hornkoralle 
English:
Nippled Sea Fan 
Category:
Gorgonier 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Eunicellidae (Family) > Eunicella (Genus) > microthela (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamouroux, ), 1816 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, Mozambique, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 
Sea depth:
1 - 360 Meter 
Size:
up to 7.87" (20 cm) 
Temperature:
15,1 °F - 17,9 °F (15,1°C - 17,9°C) 
Food:
azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Filter feeder, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-05 20:52:02 

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Eunicella microthela (Esper, 1797)

Eunicella gorgonians usually form more or less branched polyp stalks.Eunicella microthela is yellowish, light orange or cream colors, depending on whether the polyps are expanded or not.
This pretty sea fan can be found in caves and sheltered areas without strong waves at depths of 1-360 m.

Eunicella papillosa is a filter feeder.

Synonyms:
Eunicea microthela Lamouroux, 1816 - unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Eunicea papillosa (Esper, 1797) - unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eunicella papillosa (Esper, 1797) - unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gorgonia papillosa Esper, 1797 - unaccepted (synonym)

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Eunicella papillosa (Nippled sea fan),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Eunicella papillosa (Nippled sea fan),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Eunicella papillosa (Nippled sea fan),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Eunicella microthela, pmb wreck Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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