Maasella edwardsii Maasella edwardsi

Maasella edwardsii is commonly referred to as Maasella edwardsi. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor gevorderden. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5869 

AphiaID:

125420 

Scientific:

Maasella edwardsii 

German:

Weichkoralle 

English:

Maasella Edwardsi 

Category:

Zachte koralen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Paralcyoniidae (Family) > Maasella (Genus) > edwardsii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(de Lacaze-Duthiers, ), 1888 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Endemic species, Northern Africa, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

0 - 300 Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 

Temperature:

46.4 °F - 73.4 °F (8°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Plankton, Snails, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Difficulty:

Alleen voor gevorderden 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Maasella edwardsii
  Weichkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-11 20:00:21 

Last edit:

2024-05-05 10:24:05 

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