Antipathes dendrochristos Christmas tree black coral

Antipathes dendrochristosis commonly referred to as Christmas tree black coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 283893

Scientific:: Antipathes dendrochristos
German:: Schwarze Koralle
English:: Christmas Tree Black Coral

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Antipathidae (Family) > Antipathes (Genus) > dendrochristos (Species)
Initial determination:: Opresko, 2005

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, USA
Sea depth:: 96 - 360 Meter
Size:: 7.87" - 82.68" (20cm - 210cm)
Temperature:: 8,3 °F - 9,4 °F (8,3°C - 9,4°C)
Food:: Dissolved organic substances, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Antipathes americana
Antipathes arborea
Schwarze Koralle
Antipathes assimilis
Antipathes atlantica
Gorgonie
Antipathes brooki
Antipathes caribbeana
Schwarze Koralle, Buschige Dörnchenkoralle
Antipathes ceylonensis
Antipathes chamaemorus
Antipathes chota
Antipathes columnaris
Antipathes contorta
Antipathes curvata
Antipathes cylindrica
Antipathes delicatula
Antipathes dendrochristos
Schwarze Koralle
Antipathes densa
Antipathes dichotoma
Schwarze Koralle
Antipathes elegans
Antipathes erinaceus
Antipathes flabellum
Antipathes fragilis
Antipathes fruticosa
Antipathes furcata
Schwarze Koralle
Antipathes galapagensis
Schwarze Koralle
Antipathes gallensis
Antipathes glutinata
Antipathes gracilis
Antipathes grandiflora
Antipathes grandis
Schwarze Koralle, Dörnchenkoralle
Antipathes grayi
Antipathes herdmanni
Antipathes indistincta
Antipathes irregularis
Antipathes lenta
Schwarze Koralle, Dörnchenkorallen
Antipathes lentipinna
Schwarze Koralle
Antipathes longibrachiata
Antipathes minor
Antipathes nilanduensis
Antipathes pauroclema
Antipathes plana
Antipathes plantagenista
Antipathes pseudodichotoma
Antipathes regularis
Antipathes rhipidion
Antipathes rubra
Antipathes rubusiformis
Antipathes salicoides
Antipathes sarothrum
Antipathes sealarki
Antipathes sibogae
Antipathes simplex
Antipathes simpsoni
Antipathes speciosa
Antipathes spinulosa
Antipathes tenuispina
Antipathes ternatensis
Antipathes thamnoides
Antipathes umbratica
Antipathes valdiviae
Antipathes viminalis
Antipathes virgata
Antipathes zoothallus

More related species in this lexicon:

Antipathes sylospongia
Schwarze Koralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-03-13 12:41:39
Last edit:: 2017-03-15 17:54:27

Info

Opresko, 2005

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Antipatharia (Order) > Antipathidae (Family) > Antipathes (Genus) > Antipathes dendrochristos (Species)

External links

A CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE BLACK CORAL (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
AGE OF BLACK CORAL ?ANTIPATHES DENDROCHRISTOS? COLONIES, WITH NOTES ON ASSOCIATED INVERTEBRATE SPECIES (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Deepsea corals NOAA (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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