Pacifigorgia curta Gorgonian

Pacifigorgia curtais commonly referred to as Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 240 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Odalisca Breedy, Panama

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AphiaID:: 290572

Scientific:: Pacifigorgia curta
German:: Gogonie
English:: Gorgonian

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Pacifigorgia (Genus) > curta (Species)
Initial determination:: Breedy & Guzman, 2003

Occurrence:: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Abrolhos Archipelago, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 20 - 25 Meter
Size:: 3.54" - 4.33" (9cm - 11cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps
Tank:: 52.79 gal (~ 240L)
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:

Pacifigorgia adamsii
Pacifigorgia agassizii
Pacifigorgia arenata
Pacifigorgia bayeri
Pacifigorgia cairnsi
Fächergorgonie
Pacifigorgia catedralensis
Pacifigorgia cribrum
Pacifigorgia curta
Gogonie
Pacifigorgia dampieri
Pacifigorgia darwinii
Darwins Pacifigorgia
Pacifigorgia douglasii
Pacifigorgia elegans
Pacifigorgia englemanni
Pacifigorgia exilis
Pacifigorgia eximia
Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia ferruginea
Pacifigorgia firma
Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia flavimaculata
Pacifigorgia gracilis
Pacifigorgia irene
Flachwasser-Netz-Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia lacerata
Pacifigorgia marviva
Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia media
Pacifigorgia pulchra
Pacifigorgia rubicunda
Netz-Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia rubinoffi
Pacifigorgia rubripunctata
Pacifigorgia rutila
Pacifigorgia samarensis
Pacifigorgia sculpta
Pacifigorgia senta
Pacifigorgia smithsoniana
Pacifigorgia stenobrochis
Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia symbiotica
Pacifigorgia tabogae
Pacifigorgia tupperi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-11-07 13:30:03
Last edit:: 2020-12-31 09:23:34

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Source:
Octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
Breedy, Odalisca & Cortés, Jorge. (2008). Octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.
Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. 56. 71-77.

External links

Octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Octocorals from Costa Rica: The genusPacifigorgia(Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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