Primnoa resedaeformis Red tree coral

Primnoa resedaeformis is commonly referred to as Red tree coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor gevorderden. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anders Salesjö, Schweden

Foto: Trondheimsfjord, Norwegen

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Scientific:: Primnoa resedaeformis
German:: Resedakoralle
English:: Red Tree Coral

Category:: Hoornkoralen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Primnoidae (Family) > Primnoa (Genus) > resedaeformis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gunnerus, ), 1763

Occurrence:: Antarctica, Barents Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Greenland, Iceland, Japan, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Scandinavia, Skagerrak (North Sea), South Atlantic, South Shetlands Island , Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - bis 3186 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 0,16 °F - 10,6 °F (0,16°C - 10,6°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Alleen voor gevorderden
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-23 17:17:36
Last edit:: 2020-04-07 17:46:41

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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(Gunnerus, 1763)

special thanks for the foto to Heinz Mahler, ReefDreams.de

coldwater-coral, found in the debth of 20 m in a Norwegian fjord, needs plancton.

Synonyms:
Gorgonia lepadifera Linnaeus, 1767
Gorgonia reseda Pallas, 1766
Primnoa reseda (Pallas)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Calcaxonia (Suborder) > Primnoidae (Family) > Primnoa (Genus) > Primnoa resedaeformis (Species)

External links

Anders Salesjö Photography (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Harald´s Gorgonien-Lexikon (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
NOAA Ocean Explorer (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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