Pacifigorgia irene Shallow Water Gorgonian

Pacifigorgia ireneis commonly referred to as Shallow Water Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Pacifigorgia irene
German:: Flachwasser-Netz-Gorgonie
English:: Shallow Water Gorgonian

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Pacifigorgia (Genus) > irene (Species)
Initial determination:: Bayer, 1951

Occurrence:: Central America (Eastern Pacific), Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Panama
Sea depth:: 10 - 33 Meter
Size:: 31.5" - 35.43" (80cm - 90cm)
Temperature:: 24,5 °F - 28,7 °F (24,5°C - 28,7°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Coral spawn, Fish eggs, Invertebrates, Mucus, Zooplankton
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:: 2021-10-10 17:54:27
Last edit:: 2021-10-11 17:25:57

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Pacifigorgia irene is shallow water net gorgonian that can reach a size of 80cm x 90cm.
Like all gorgonians of the Eastern Pacific, this beauty is azooxanthellate and relies on plankton capture.
The large, fine and reticulated surface is perfect for this purpose.

The color of the gorgonian ranges from dark purple / dark pink / light pink to colorless, its edges are usually greenish.

Literature reference::
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281736485_Gorgonias_Octocorallia_Gorgoniidae_de_las_aguas_someras_del_Pacifico_Norte_de_Costa_RicaRev.
Authores: Odalisca Breedy, Jorge Cortés
Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) Vol. 62 (Suppl. 4): 43-62, December 2014
OI: 10.15517/rbt.v62i4.20032

External links

Gorgonias (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) de las aguas someras del Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica (en). Abgerufen am 10.10.2021.
New records of the genera Leptogorgia, Pacifigorgia and Eugorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) from Ecuador, with a description of a new species, Seite 831 (multi). Abgerufen am 10.10.2021.
Octocorals from Costa Rica: The genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae), Seite 38 (en). Abgerufen am 10.10.2021.

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