Eunicella racemosa Sea fam

Eunicella racemosa is commonly referred to as Sea fam. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Eunicella racemosa
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AphiaID:: 578626

Scientific:: Eunicella racemosa
German:: Hornkoralle
English:: Sea Fam

Category:: Gorgonie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Eunicellidae (Family) > Eunicella (Genus) > racemosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Milne Edwards & Haime, ), 1857

Occurrence:: Gambia, Angola, East-Atlantic Ocean, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, the Canary Islands, West Africa
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 78.74" (200 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 78.8 °F (18°C - 26°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Organic suspended sediment , Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Solo per acquariofili esperti
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Eunicella albicans
Seefächer, Hornkoralle
Eunicella cavolini
Gelbe Hornkoralle
Eunicella filiformis
Hornkoralle Gorgonie
Eunicella filum
Eunicella gazella
Hornkoralle
Eunicella gracilis
Eunicella granulata
Eunicella hendersoni
Eunicella kochi
Eunicella labiata
Gorgonie
Eunicella lata
Eunicella palma
Eunicella papillifera
Eunicella pendula
Eunicella pillsbury
Eunicella racemosa
Hornkoralle
Eunicella rigida
Eunicella singularis
Seefächer, Hornkoralle
Eunicella tricoronata
Sinus-Seefächer
Eunicella verrucosa
Kaltwassergorgonie

More related species in this lexicon:

Eunicella microthela
Seefächer, Hornkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-09-17 22:40:34
Last edit:: 2025-09-22 22:28:13

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Eunicella racemosa occurs in water depths of up to 15 meters, a depth zone that would allow zooxanthellate corals to achieve high light yields.
Nevertheless, this horn coral has opted for a different survival strategy, capturing plant and animal microorganisms and other organic suspended matter to obtain energy for life, growth, and reproduction.

Unfortunately, we were unable to determine the color of the coral.

Synonyms:
Eunicella ctenocelloides Stiasny, 1936 · unaccepted (synonym)
Plexaura racemosa Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)

External links

Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits, Erstbeschreibung Seite 152-153 (fr). Abgerufen am 17.09.2025.
Limited Genetic Connectivity between Gorgonian Morphotypes along a Depth Gradient (en). Abgerufen am 17.09.2025.

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