Sclerophytum abhishiktae Soft Coral

Sclerophytum abhishiktae 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.

Prof. Michael Schleyer, Südafrika

Foto: Madagaskar, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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Scientific:: Sclerophytum abhishiktae
German:: Weichkoralle
English:: Soft Coral

Category:: Blødkoraller

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > abhishiktae (Species)
Initial determination:: (van Ofwegen & Vennam, ), 1991

Occurrence:: East Africa, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Laccadive Sea, Madagascar, Mayotte, Micronesia, Palau, Tansania, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
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)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-04-21 19:12:39
Last edit:: 2024-12-03 20:38:43

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Sclerophytum abhishiktae was known as Sinularia abhishiktae for a long time, but is not specifically sold in the specialist trade, although it should be possible to keep this soft coral in a saltwater aquarium.

The surface of the coral is heavily corrugated.

Etymology: The species is named after “Abhishikta”, the daughter of the second author J. E. Vennam.

Synonym: Sinularia abhishiktae van Ofwegen & Vennam, 1991

External links

COMPETITION AND BIODIVERSITY IN CORAL COMMUNITIES: IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATIONS (en). Abgerufen am 21.04.2024.
Notes on Octocorallia from the Laccadives (SW India) (en). Abgerufen am 21.04.2024.
Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics (en). Abgerufen am 21.04.2024.
The genus Sinularia (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) at Palau, Micronesia (en). Abgerufen am 21.04.2024.
The soft coral fauna (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) of Mayotte (en). Abgerufen am 21.04.2024.

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Foto: Madagaskar, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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