Muricea fruticosa Brown Gorgonian

Muricea fruticosa is commonly referred to as Brown Gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: средний. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Chris Grossman, USA

Foto: Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park Ventura County, Kalifornien, USA

18 Meter Tiefe, 10°Celsius
Courtesy of the author Chris Grossman, USA copyright: @Chris Grossman, diver.net. Please visit diver.net for more information.

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lexID:: 11578
AphiaID:: 287562

Scientific:: Muricea fruticosa
German:: Hornkoralle
English:: Brown Gorgonian

Category:: Горгонаприи (Морские Веера)

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Plexauridae (Family) > Muricea (Genus) > fruticosa (Species)
Initial determination:: Verrill, 1869

Occurrence:: El Salvador, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Peru, South-Pazific, West Coast USA
Sea depth:: 15 - 93 Meter
Size:: up to 35.43" (90 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 13,4 °F (°C - 13,4°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: средний
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Muricea acervata
Muricea albida
Muricea aspera
Muricea atlantica
Atlantische Strauch-Gorgonie
Muricea austera
Hornkoralle
Muricea californica
Kalifornische Gold Gorgonie
Muricea crassa
Hornkoralle
Muricea echinata
Muricea elongata
Karibische Hornkoralle
Muricea flamma
Gorgonie
Muricea formosa
Hornkoralle
Muricea fruticosa
Hornkoralle
Muricea galapagensis
Muricea hebes
Hornkoralle
Muricea hispida
Muricea horrida
Muricea laxa
Schlanke Stachel-Strauchgorgonie
Muricea midas
Muricea mortensenii
Muricea muricata
Gorgonie
Muricea nariformis
Muricea pendula
Seefächer
Muricea pinnata
Langdorn Strauchgorgonie
Muricea plantaginea
Gorgonie, Hornkoralle
Muricea purpurea
Gorgonie
Muricea pusilla
Muricea ramosa
Muricea retusa
Muricea robusta
Muricea spicifera
Muricea splendens
Muricea squarrosa
Gorgonie
Muricea subtilis
Gorgonie
Muricea tubigera
Gorgonie
Muricea waltonsmithi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-06-18 17:02:00
Last edit:: 2018-06-18 18:50:05

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Special thanks for the first two photos of Muricea fruticosa to Chris Grossmann, diver.net.
Chris has taken his photos at Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura County, California, in depths of 15 to 18 meters.

Synonym: Thesea crosslandi Hickson, 1928

External links

Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). 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.
Homepage Diver.net, Chrsi Grossmann (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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Foo: Foto: Süd-Kalifornien, Westküste USA, Ost-Pazifik

Foto: Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park Ventura County, Kalifornien, USA

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