Actinostola chilensis Orange deep-water anemone

Actinostola chilensisis commonly referred to as Orange deep-water anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Actinostola chilensis
German:: Anemone
English:: Orange Deep-water Anemone

Category:: See Anemones

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Actinostolidae (Family) > Actinostola (Genus) > chilensis (Species)
Initial determination:: McMurrich, 1904

Occurrence:: Chile
Size:: 3.15" - 3.94" (8cm - 10cm)
Temperature:: 39.2 °F - 59 °F (4°C - 15°C)
Food:: Zooplankton
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Actinostola abyssorum
Actinostola callosa
Actinostola carlgreni
Actinostola crassicornis
Actinostola georgiana
Actinostola groenlandica
Actinostola kerguelensis
Actinostola spetsbergensis

More related species in this lexicon:

Actinostola chilensis
Anemone

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-02-16 16:48:09
Last edit:: 2013-02-16 16:48:09

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McMurrich, 1904

This species is found in exposed areas with rocky substrate at depths of 20 to 278 m.
Occassionally it is found on biogenic substrates.
This species has separate sexes.

Scientific paper

The sea anemone genusActinostola(Verrill 1883): variability and utility of traditional taxonomic features, and a re-description ofActinostola chilensis(McMurrich 1904), Verena Häussermann, 2004

External links

Actniaria by Karen & Nadya Sanamyan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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