Acanella Explained

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]}

Species

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanella Gray, 1870 . 2018-03-26 . . en.
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 . 10.1007/s00300-015-1865-y. 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 . . 68 . 92–104 . 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.05.013 . 2012DSRI...68...92B . 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 . 10.3389/fmars.2020.00310 . free .