Acanella is a genus of deep sea bamboo coral of the family Keratoisididae.[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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Scleralcyonacea |
| Family: | Keratoisididae |
| Genus: | Acanella Gray, 1870 |
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Species
editIt contains the following species:[1]
- 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
References
edit- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanella Gray, 1870". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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