''Acanella'' is a genus of

deep sea The deep sea is broadly defined as the ocean depth where light begins to fade, at an approximate depth of 200 metres (656 feet) or the point of transition from continental shelves to continental slopes. Conditions within the deep sea are a combin ...

bamboo

coral Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and sec ...

of the family

Isididae Bamboo coral, family Isididae, is a family of mostly deep-sea coral of the phylum Cnidaria. It is a commonly recognized inhabitant of the deep sea, due to the clearly articulated skeletons of the species. Deep water coral species such as this ...

. Acanella are mainly studied and found in Hawaii, they are able to survive in high-flow sites and are preyed upon by

nudibranch Nudibranchs () are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colours and striking forms, and they have been given colourful nicknames to matc ...

mollusks Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

. It has a high

fecundity Fecundity is defined in two ways; in human demography, it is the potential for reproduction of a recorded population as opposed to a sole organism, while in population biology, it is considered similar to fertility, the natural capability to pr ...

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 Bottom fishing, also called legering in the United Kingdom, is fishing of the bottom (demersal zone) of a deep body of water such as lake or ocean, targeting groundfish such as sucker fish, bream, catfish and crappie. It is contrasted with conven ...

gear. 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

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* Isididae Octocorallia genera {{Octocorallia-stub