Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis Tan Cup Coral, Alaska stony coral

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensisis commonly referred to as Tan Cup Coral, Alaska stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Caryophyllia alaskensis (Tan Cup Coral), 24 meters, 12ºC, San Nicolas Island, California ,2015

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lexID:: 12087
AphiaID:: 286724

Scientific:: Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis
German:: Alaska Becherkoralle
English:: Tan Cup Coral, Alaska Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Caryophylliidae (Family) > Caryophyllia (Genus) > (Caryophyllia) alaskensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Vaughan, 1941

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada , Eastern Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 1601 Meter
Temperature:: 35.6 °F - 53.6 °F (2°C - 12°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Plankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix III (Individuals or corresponding products from the mentioned country require an export permit, from other countries a certificate of origin is required)

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Caryophyllia abrupta
Caryophyllia abyssorum
Caryophyllia alberti
Caryophyllia ambrosia
Caryophyllia antarctica
Caryophyllia antillarum
Caryophyllia arnoldi
Caryophyllia atlantica
Caryophyllia balaenacea
Caryophyllia barbadensis
Caryophyllia berteriana
Caryophyllia calveri
Caryophyllia capensis
Caryophyllia cincticulatus
Caryophyllia cornulum
Caryophyllia corrugata
Caryophyllia crosnieri
Caryophyllia crypta
Caryophyllia decamera
Caryophyllia dentata
Caryophyllia diomedeae
Caryophyllia elongata
Caryophyllia eltaninae
Caryophyllia ephyala
Caryophyllia foresti
Caryophyllia grandis
Caryophyllia grayi
Caryophyllia hawaiiensis
Caryophyllia horologium
Caryophyllia jogashimaensis
Caryophyllia karubarica
Caryophyllia lamellifera
Caryophyllia mabahithi
Caryophyllia marmorea
Caryophyllia octonaria
Caryophyllia octopali
Caryophyllia paradoxus
Caryophyllia paucipalata
Caryophyllia pauciseptata
Caryophyllia perculta
Caryophyllia planilamellata
Caryophyllia polygona
Caryophyllia quadragenaria
Caryophyllia quangdongensis
Caryophyllia ralphae
Caryophyllia rugosa
Caryophyllia sarsiae
Caryophyllia scillaemorpha
Caryophyllia scobinosa
Caryophyllia secta
Caryophyllia seguenzae
Caryophyllia solida
Caryophyllia spinicarens
Caryophyllia spinigera
Caryophyllia squiresi
Caryophyllia stellula
Caryophyllia transversalis
Caryophyllia unicristata
Caryophyllia valdiviae
Caryophyllia zanzibarensis
Caryophyllia zopyros

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-04-28 20:11:45
Last edit:: 2019-04-28 20:16:38

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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis Vaughan, 1941

Caryophyllia is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found at depths down to 2.670m.

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis is a cold water zooxanthellate coral.

Synonymised names:
Caryophyllia alaskensis Vaughan, 1941 (changed combination)

External links

Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Caryophyllia alaskensis (Tan Cup Coral), 24 meters, 12ºC, San Nicolas Island, California ,2015

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