AnAge entry for Paramuricea clavata
Classification (HAGRID: 04600)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Paramuricea
- Species
- Paramuricea clavata
- Common name
- Small polyped gorgonian
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
These long-lived invertebrates have been estimated to be 100 years when their colony reached the largest class [1448].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1448] Linares et al. (2007), Life history and viability of a long-lived marine invertebrate: the octocoral Paramuricea clavata (PubMed)
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