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Nidalia simpsoni Simpson's Soft Coral

Nidalia simpsoni is commonly referred to as Simpson's Soft Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Nidalia simpsoni,Una Una Sulawesi 2026


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lexID:
2211 
AphiaID:
290489 
Scientific:
Nidalia simpsoni 
German:
Simpsons Weichkoralle 
English:
Simpson's Soft Coral 
Category:
Blødkoraller 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Nidaliidae (Family) > Nidalia (Genus) > simpsoni (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Thomson & Dean, ), 1931 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, Palau, Philippines, Sulawesi 
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:
12 - 112 Meter 
Habitats:
Coralline soils, coral quarry, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
up to 1.57" (4 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Carnivore, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Experts only! Very hard to keep 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Nidalia agariciformis
  • Nidalia alciformis
  • Nidalia aurantia
  • Nidalia borongaensis
  • Nidalia celosioides
  • Nidalia deichmannae
  • Nidalia dissidens
  • Nidalia dofleini
  • Nidalia duriuscula
  • Nidalia expansa
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-28 18:24:51 

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Nidalia simpsoni (Thomson & Dean, 1931)

Synonymised names
Cactogorgia simpsoni Thomson & Dean, 1931 · unaccepted (original combination)

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