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Sclerophytum ceramense Soft Coral

Sclerophytum ceramense is commonly referred to as Soft Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Dongsha-Inseln, Südchinesisches Meer


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lexID:
12317 
AphiaID:
1608825 
Scientific:
Sclerophytum ceramense 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Zachte koralen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > ceramense (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verseveldt, ), 1977 
Occurrence:
Ceram Sea , Endemic species, Indonesia, Moluccas, South China Sea 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
3 - 13 Meter 
Size:
up to 7.87" (20 cm) 
Temperature:
80.6 °F - 86 °F (27°C - 30°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-24 15:03:51 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Sclerophytum ceramense are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Sclerophytum ceramense, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Sclerophytum ceramense, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Synonyms:
Sinularia ceramensis Verseveldt, 1977
Sinularia gonatodes Kolonko, 1926
Sinularia leptoclados var. gonatodes Kolonko, 1926

Source:
Citation: Benayahu Y, van Ofwegen LP, Dai C-f, Jeng MS, Soong K, Shlagman A, Du SW, Hong P, Imam NH, Chung A, Wu T, McFadden CS. 2018.
The octocorals of Dongsha Atoll (South China Sea): an iterative approach to species identification using classical taxonomy and molecular barcodes.
Zool Stud 57:50. doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-50
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External links

  1. A next generation approach to species delimitation reveals the role of hybridization in a cryptic species complex of corals (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Erstbeschreibung von Sinularia ceramensis (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. The genus Sinularia (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Ambon and Seram (Moluccas, Indonesia) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. The Octocorals of Dongsha Atoll (South China Sea): An Iterative Approach to Species Identification Using Classical Taxonomy and Molecular Barcodes (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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