Savalia lucifica

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Yellow Zoanthid(Parazoanthus lucificum),Santa Catalina Island, August 14, 2005_Savalia lucifica

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Savalia lucifica_D3X0787,2019

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Savalia lucifica, Zoanthid Anemone, 2018

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Savalia lucifica, Zoanthid Anemone, 2016

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lexID:: 8165
AphiaID:: 488983

Scientific:: Savalia lucifica
German:: Gelbe Krustenanemone
English:: Yellow Zoanthid

Category:: Knappolypper
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Parazoanthidae (Family) > Savalia (Genus) > lucifica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cutress C.E. & Pequegnat W.E., ), 1960

Occurrence:: Pacific Ocean, Californiske golf, Canada, Mexiko (Øst Pacific), Middelhavet, USA, Østlige Stillehav
Sea depth:: 75 - 700 Meter
Size:: 0,5 cm - 2 cm
Temperature:: °C - 10°C
Food:: Plankton, Zooxantheller/Lys
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Possible to breed

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:: 2015-03-21 16:39:45
Last edit:: 2019-09-07 16:12:52

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Savalia lucifica McMurrich, 1904

Savalia lucifica lives Eeifaunal on the golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, at scuba depths. Colonization leads to death of host gorgonian. Tentacles glow when disturbed.

Distribution: Savalia lucifica was found from British Columbia to Southern California.

Synonym: Parazoanthus lucificum (Cutress & Pequenat, 1960)

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