Eunicea laxispica Tube-knob candelabrum

Eunicea laxispicais commonly referred to as Tube-knob candelabrum. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Charles J. Sheppard, Vereinigtes Königreich

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Courtesy of the author Prof. Dr. Charles J. Sheppard, Vereinigtes Königreich

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lexID:: 13135
AphiaID:: 283251

Scientific:: Eunicea laxispica
German:: Hornkoralle
English:: Tube-knob Candelabrum

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Plexauridae (Family) > Eunicea (Genus) > laxispica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1815

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, El Salvador, Belize, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 10 - 43 Meter
Size:: 11.81" - 15.75" (30cm - 40cm)
Temperature:: 25,7 °F - 27,5 °F (25,7°C - 27,5°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Dissolved organic substances, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Eunicea aspera
Eunicea asperula
Pickelgorgonie
Eunicea calyculata
Gorgonia
Eunicea castelnaudi
Eunicea citrina
Eunicea clavigera
Gorgonie
Eunicea distans
Eunicea echinata
Eunicea esperi
Eunicea flexuosa
Eunicea fusca
Gorgonie, Doughnut-Meeresrute
Eunicea gracilis
Eunicea heteropora
Eunicea hicksoni
Eunicea hirta
Eunicea humilis
Eunicea inexpectata
Eunicea knighti
Gorgonie
Eunicea laciniata
Gorgonie
Eunicea laxispica
Hornkoralle
Eunicea lugubris
Eunicea madrepora
Eunicea mammosa
Gorgonie
Eunicea multicauda
Eunicea pallida
Gorgonie
Eunicea palmeri
Gorgonie
Eunicea pinta
Gorgonie
Eunicea sayoti
Eunicea sparsiflora
Eunicea stromyeri
Eunicea succinea
Gorgonie
Eunicea tayrona
Gorgonie
Eunicea tourneforti
Tournefort's Gorgonie
Eunicea turgida

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-07-05 16:47:12
Last edit:: 2020-07-06 17:00:37

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Eunicea laxispica are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Eunicea laxispica, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Eunicea laxispica, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

Very special thanks for the first photo of Eunicea laxispica to Prof. Dr. Charles Sheppard, UK.
Please have a look on Prof. Sheppards homepage "Coralpedia" too: https://coralpedia.bio.warwick.ac.uk/en/about

Color: This Caribbean coral is whitish to tan or brown, sometimes blue.

Habitat: The Tube-knob candelabrum occurs in semi-exposed reefs, sandy bottoms and walls; possibly on deeper reef slopes of oceanic reefs

Synonym: Gorgonia laxispica Lamarck, 1815

External links

Coralpedia (A guide to Caribbean corals, octocorals and sponges) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Coralpedia (A guide to Caribbean corals, octocorals and sponges) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Interactive Identification Guide to South Florida Octocorals (en). Abgerufen am 30.12.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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