Rhytisma fulvum Sulphur Leather Coral

Rhytisma fulvum is commonly referred to as Sulphur Leather Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Sulphur Leather Coral - Rhytisma fulvum, 2021

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Scientific:: Rhytisma fulvum
German:: Schwefel-Weichkoralle
English:: Sulphur Leather Coral

Category:: Blødkoraller

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Alcyoniidae (Family) > Rhytisma (Genus) > fulvum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Forskål, ), 1775

Occurrence:: Australia, East Africa, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar
Sea depth:: 3 - 40 Meter
Size:: 19.69" - 78.74" (50cm - 200cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Rhytisma acerinum
Rhytisma aceris-saccharini
Rhytisma americanum
Rhytisma andromedae
Rhytisma anhuiense
Rhytisma asteris
Rhytisma bontocense
Rhytisma decolorans
Rhytisma eucalypti
Rhytisma filamentosum
Rhytisma fulvum
Schwefel-Weichkoralle
Rhytisma fuscum
Rhytisma himalense
Rhytisma huangshanense
Rhytisma ilicis
Rhytisma ilicis-canadensis
Rhytisma ilicis-integrae
Rhytisma ilicis-latifoliae
Rhytisma ilicis-pedunculosae
Rhytisma itatiaiae
Rhytisma lagerstroemiae
Rhytisma liriodendri
Rhytisma menziesiae
Rhytisma monticulum
Rhytisma panamense
Rhytisma prini
Rhytisma priscum
Rhytisma pruni
Rhytisma punctatum
Rhytisma rhododendri-oldhamii
Rhytisma rubiginosum
Rhytisma salicinum
Rhytisma shiraiana
Rhytisma umbonatum
Rhytisma velatum
Rhytisma yuexiense

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-10-08 08:02:01
Last edit:: 2022-07-14 13:15:46

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Rhytisma fulvum (Forskål, 1775)

Rhytisma fulvum, the sulphur leather coral, is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is native to shallow reefs in the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific region. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Peter Forsskål in 1775.

Rhytisma fulvum is a dioecious species of soft coral, colonies being either male or female.

Predator: In the Red Sea, this soft coral is often preyed on by the nudibranch Marionia levis.

Synonymised names
Alcyonium fulvum (Forskål, 1775) (changed combination)
Alcyonium fulvum var. sclera Cohn, 1908 (synonym)
Lithophyton fulvum Forskål, 1775 (original combination, variant spelling)
Litophyton fulvum Forskål, 1775 (original combination)
Parerythropodium fulvum (Forskål, 1775) (changed combination)
Parerythropodium fulvum fulvum Forskål, 1775 (changed combination)
Parerythropodium fulvum obtusispiculatum Verseveldt (unpublished catalogue name)
Sympodium fulvum (Forskål, 1775) (changed combination)

External links

Antimicrobial activity of a Red Sea soft coral, Parerythropodium fulvum fulvum: reproductive and developmental considerations (en). Abgerufen am 11.11.2021.
Surface Brooding in the Red Sea Soft Coral Parerythropodium fulvum fulvum (Forskal, 1775) (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2020.
The Soft Corals of Mayotte (en). Abgerufen am 14.07.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 19.01.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 31.12.2020.

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Sulphur Leather Coral - Rhytisma fulvum, 2021

Husbandry know-how of owners

Joerg Kokott
@Joerg Kokott

am 01.06.06#1

Gattung wurde umbenannt von Parerythropodium zu Rhytisma. Abgabe von gelben Eipaketen im Roten Meer Ende Mai beobachtet. Wächst v.a. auf sandnahen Korallenblöcken in der Nähe von Sarcophyton und Lithophytum. Sehr schöne Koralle, die selten eingeführt wird und wie Klaus schon schrieb, sicherlich auch für Anfänger geeignet ist.

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