Solanderia procumbens Grey fan hydroid

Solanderia procumbens (Fan hydroid)

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AphiaID:: 288714

Scientific:: Solanderia procumbens
German:: Grauer Fächer Hydroid
English:: Grey Fan Hydroid

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Solanderiidae (Family) > Solanderia (Genus) > procumbens (Species)
Initial determination:: (Carter, ), 1873

Occurrence:: Endemic species, South-Africa
Sea depth:: 10 - 130 Meter
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: 57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Solanderia dendritica
Solanderia ericopsis
Hydrozoon
Solanderia fusca
Hydrozoon
Solanderia gracilis
Hydrozoon
Solanderia misakinensis
Solanderia procumbens
Grauer Fächer Hydroid
Solanderia secunda
Schwarzer Seefächer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-01-03 15:56:58
Last edit:: 2018-07-03 17:23:32

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Solanderia procumbens (Carter, 1873)

This colonial fan-like hydroid can be found only around the South African coast from the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula to KwaZulu-Natal. This species is endemic .

Similar to Eunicella tricoronata ( Sinuous sea fan).

Synonyms:
Ceratella procumbens Carter, 1873
Ceratella spinosa Carter, 1873

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Hydrozoonolina (Subclass) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Capitata (Suborder) > Solanderiidae (Family) > Solanderia (Genus) > Solanderia procumbens (Species)

External links

Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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