Keratoisis flexibilis White bamboo cora

Keratoisis flexibilisis commonly referred to as White bamboo cora. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

This is the largest colony of white bamboo coral (Keratoisis flexibilis) that Mr. Reed has seen to date. It measured approximately 4’ wide and 3’ tall. The close-up view shows the coral’s extended feeding polyps. This coral and other filter feeders orient so that they are perpendicular to the current, positioning themselves to be in the flow of food carried in the current.
Courtesy of the author NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research . Please visit oceanexplorer.noaa.gov for more information.

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Scientific:: Keratoisis flexibilis
German:: Gorgonie
English:: White Bamboo Cora

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Isididae (Family) > Keratoisis (Genus) > flexibilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pourtalès, ), 1868

Occurrence:: Columbia, East-Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA
Sea depth:: 170 - 1075 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 8,4 °F - 20,4 °F (8,4°C - 20,4°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Keratoisis chuni
Keratoisis flabellum
Keratoisis flexibilis
Gorgonie
Keratoisis glaesa
Keratoisis gracilis
Keratoisis grandiflora
Keratoisis grandis
Keratoisis grayi
Keratoisis hikurangiensis
Keratoisis japonica
Keratoisis macrospiculata
Keratoisis magnifica
Keratoisis microspiculata
Keratoisis palmae
Keratoisis paucispinosa
Keratoisis peara
Keratoisis philippinensis
Keratoisis projecta
Keratoisis siemensii
Keratoisis squarrosa
Keratoisis tangentis
Keratoisis wrighti
Keratoisis zelandica

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-02-27 19:35:22
Last edit:: 2020-08-15 10:02:22

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(Pourtalès, 1868)

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

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
NOAA Ocean Explorer (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
WWF Kaltwasserkorallen (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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