Acanella

Acanella is a genus of deep sea bamboo coral of the family Isididae.[1] Acanella are mainly studied and found in Hawaii, they are able to survive in high-flow sites and are preyed upon by nudibranch mollusks. It has a high fecundity and small size that allows high dispersal and recruitment; however, it has been classified as a vulnerable marine organism due to its vulnerability to bottom fishing gear.[2][3][4] It contains the following species:

  • Acanella africana Kükenthal, 1915
  • Acanella arbuscula (Johnson, 1862)
  • Acanella aurelia Saucier & France, 2017
  • Acanella chiliensis Wright & Studer, 1889
  • Acanella dispar Bayer, 1990
  • Acanella furcata Thomson, 1929
  • Acanella gregori (Gray, 1870)
  • Acanella microspiculata Aurivillius, 1931
  • Acanella rigida Wright & Studer, 1889
  • Acanella robusta Thomson & Henderson, 1906
  • Acanella scarletae Saucier & France, 2017
  • Acanella verticillata Kükenthal, 1915
  • Acanella weberi Nutting, 1910

Acanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Isididae
Genus: Acanella
Gray, 1870
Species

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References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanella Gray, 1870". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  2. Imbs, Audrey (26 December 2015). "High level of tetracosapolyenoic fatty acids in the cold-water mollusk Tochuina tetraquetra is a result of the nudibranch feeding on soft corals". Polar Biology. 39 (8): 1511–1514. doi:10.1007/s00300-015-1865-y. S2CID 253812787.
  3. Beazley, Lindsay; Kenchington, Ellen (31 May 2012). "Reproductive biology of the deep-water coral Acanella arbuscula (Phylum Cnidaria: Class Anthozoa: Order Alcyonacea), northwest Atlantic". Deep Sea Research. 68: 92–104. Bibcode:2012DSRI...68...92B. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2012.05.013 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  4. Parrish, Frank; Oliver, Thomas (15 May 2020). "Comparative Observations of Current Flow, Tidal Spectra, and Scattering Strength in and Around Hawaiian Deep-Sea Coral Patches". Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00310.
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