Dactylanthus antarcticus gorgonian-feeding anemone

Dactylanthus antarcticus is commonly referred to as gorgonian-feeding anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5127 

AphiaID:

289782 

Scientific:

Dactylanthus antarcticus 

German:

Gorgonian fressende Anemone 

English:

Gorgonian-feeding Anemone 

Category:

Актинии 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Preactiniidae (Family) > Dactylanthus (Genus) > antarcticus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Clubb, ), 1908 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Chile, South America, South Atlantic, South Shetlands Island , the Falkland Islands 

Sea depth:

20 - 610 Meter 

Temperature:

-1,8 °F - 50 °F (-1,8°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Dactylanthus antarcticus
  Gorgonian fressende Anemone
• Dactylanthus taylorii

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-02-24 11:10:18 

Last edit:

2021-05-07 17:41:24 

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