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The first Flabellum species described from the North Atlantic was Flabellum macandrewi Gray (1849), based on fragments of a single coral.
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) macandrewi is a solitary cold-water species that few people will get to see in the flesh.
Photographs of the species are usually taken by scientific research submarines.
There are only a few stony corals that are able to meet their energy needs from stored zooxanthellae at depths of over 150 meters, Flabellum (Ulocyathus) macandrewi on the other hand is an azooxanthellate coral that relies on catching zooplankton or marine snow.
Synonyms:
Flabellum macandrewi Gray, 1849
Ulocyathus arcticus Sars, 1851
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) macandrewi is a solitary cold-water species that few people will get to see in the flesh.
Photographs of the species are usually taken by scientific research submarines.
There are only a few stony corals that are able to meet their energy needs from stored zooxanthellae at depths of over 150 meters, Flabellum (Ulocyathus) macandrewi on the other hand is an azooxanthellate coral that relies on catching zooplankton or marine snow.
Synonyms:
Flabellum macandrewi Gray, 1849
Ulocyathus arcticus Sars, 1851