Antipathes galapagensis Galapagos Black Coral, Yellow Polyp Black Coral, Coral negro, Little Thorn Coral

Antipathes galapagensisis commonly referred to as Galapagos Black Coral, Yellow Polyp Black Coral, Coral negro, Little Thorn Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11313 

AphiaID:

283898 

Scientific:

Antipathes galapagensis 

German:

Schwarze Koralle 

English:

Galapagos Black Coral, Yellow Polyp Black Coral, Coral Negro, Little Thorn Coral 

Category:

Sea Fans 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Antipathidae (Family) > Antipathes (Genus) > galapagensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Deichmann, 1941 

Occurrence:

Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Endemic species, Galapagos Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Peru, South-Pazific, USA 

Sea depth:

9 - 200 Meter 

Size:

7.87" - 19.69" (20cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 23,7 °F (°C - 23,7°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Dissolved organic substances, Invertebrates, 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:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Antipathes sylospongia
  Schwarze Koralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-01-04 10:56:37 

Last edit:

2021-12-13 14:23:06 

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