Xenogorgia sciurus

ID: 3709

Family molecules: uncertain

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 213072 (WoRMS)

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

Back

No map

External searches for this species name:

Traits

Biomechanical

583

Axis presence

1.00 (bin)

Show
511

Calcareous sclerites presence

1.00 (bin)

Show
632

Skeletal rigidity

semi-rigid (cat)

Show
561

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

Show

Ecological

579

Depth zone

deep (cat)

Show
584

Feeding mechanism

suspension feeder (cat)

Show
629

Light zone

aphotic (cat)

Show

Geographical

564

Climate zone

temperate (cat)

Show
578

Marine province

Benguela (cat)

Show
577

Marine realm

Temperate Southern Africa (cat)

Show
40

Ocean basin

Atlantic (cat)

Show

Morphological

104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

Show
206

Growth form

bottlebrush (cat)

Show
576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

arborescent (cat)

Show
628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

bottlebrush (cat)

Show
571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

Show
562

Polyp dimorphism

0.00 (bin)

Show
572

Polyp retractability

0.00 (bin)

Show
627

Type of growth

erect branched (cat)

Show

Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

azooxanthellate (cat)

Show