Iciligorgia schrammi
Iciligorgia schrammi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Anthothelidae |
Genus: | Iciligorgia |
Species: | I. schrammi
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Binomial name | |
Iciligorgia schrammi Duchassaing, 1870[1]
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Iciligorgia schrammi, common names deepwater sea fan and black sea fan
Description
Iciligorgia schrammi is the largest of the sea fans and large specimens are much bigger than
Distribution
In the Atlantic Ocean, this species is found from south Florida southwards to Brazil, and in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.[4] A single specimen was found in the South Atlantic Bight in Georgia in 2007 which is a northward extension to its range.[4]
Habitat
Iciligorgia schrammi normally grows at depths from 3 to 368 metres. It lives on vertical walls, standing out perpendicularly, and can also grow in deep water where the water is clear and the current high on slope breaks.[6]
References
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Iciligorgia schrammi Duchassaing, 1870". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Iciligorgia schrammi". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "Iciligorgia schrammi (Deep-Water Sea Fan)". Zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ a b c "Shallow Octocorals of the SAB - Iciligorgia schrammi". Dnr.sc.gov. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "Iciligorgia schrammi (Duchassaing 1870)". Coralpedia. University of Warwick. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ "NOAA CoRIS - Navassa Island: Marine Biota". Coris.noaa.gov. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-12-27.