Caribbean gold rose
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Caribbean golden rose ( Condylactis gigantea ) |
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The Caribbean golden rose ( Condylactis gigantea ) is the largest sea anemone in the tropical, western Atlantic. It occurs from Bermuda , over the south coast of Florida , the Caribbean to the coast of Brazil , in lagoons and reefs down to a depth of 30 meters.
The animals reach a diameter of 30 centimeters. The body is always hidden in holes in the substrate, only the 15 centimeter long tentacles protrude. The tentacles can be brown, white, purple, or green. They have different colored tips that are thickened like bubbles.
Like many other sea anemones in the tropical shallow seas, the Caribbean golden rose lives in symbiosis with zooxanthellae , unicellular algae from the group of dinoflagellates . The zooxanthellae provide the anemone with some of the photosynthetically produced nutrients. In addition, the Caribbean golden rose catches planktonic organisms . In addition, the Caribbean golden rose is a symbiotic partner of crustaceans such as the partner shrimp .
The Caribbean golden rose can be kept in saltwater aquariums . Sometimes specimens artificially colored with food coloring are available in stores that should not be bought.
literature
- Hans A. Baensch / Robert A. Patzner: Mergus Sea Water Atlas Volume 1 , Mergus-Verlag, Melle, ISBN 3-88244-110-0
