Paracorynactis hoplites Ball Anemone, Giant Reef Corallimorph

Paracorynactis hoplites is commonly referred to as Ball Anemone, Giant Reef Corallimorph. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Paracorynactis hoplites
German:: Stachelhäuter-fressende-Scheibenanemone
English:: Ball Anemone, Giant Reef Corallimorph

Category:: Skiveanemoner

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Corallimorpharia (Order) > Corallimorphidae (Family) > Paracorynactis (Genus) > hoplites (Species)
Initial determination:: (Haddon & Shackleton, ), 1893

Occurrence:: Australia, Central Pazific, East Africa, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South-Pazific, Tansania, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 - 40 Meter
Size:: 7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory, Sea Cucumbers, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Paracorynactis hoplites
Stachelhäuter-fressende-Scheibenanemone

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-01-30 08:02:20
Last edit:: 2021-12-25 17:48:54

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Paracorynactis hoplites (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)

Paracorynactis hoplites, usually known as the hoplites corallimorph, is a species of corallimorph from the western Indo-West Pacific. They are specialized predators of echinoderms, and are notable for preying on the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) among others. This is the only species classified under the genus Paracorynactis.

Paracorynactis hoplites are highly efficient predators of echinoderms. They specialize in preying on sea stars and short-spined sea urchins.

Synonymised names:
Corynactis hoplites Haddon & Shackleton, 1893 (new combination, basionym)
Pseudocorynactis hoplites (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893) (previous combination)

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External links

seaunseen.com (en). Abgerufen am 25.12.2021.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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