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Sclerophytum nanolobatum Soft Coral

Sclerophytum nanolobatum 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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lexID:
14745 
AphiaID:
1608917 
Scientific:
Sclerophytum nanolobatum 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Zachte koralen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > nanolobatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verseveldt, ), 1977 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, China, Japan, Mayotte, Moluccas, South China Sea, Taiwan, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
10 - 15 Meter 
Size:
39.37" - 78.74" (100cm - 200cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
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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Last edit:
2024-04-24 18:35:12 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Sclerophytum nanolobatum is a soft coral from the Asian waters and can cover very large areas and keep other corals away by its faster growth.

The soft coral likes to be found on the reef plateaus in, with numerous colonies that can sometimes grow up to 1 - 2 meters.

Color: The colonies are mostly light brown-yellowish.

Synonym: Sinularia nanolobata Verseveldt, 1977

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