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Korsaranthus natalensis Spinnaker anemone, Candy-striped anemone

Korsaranthus natalensis is commonly referred to as Spinnaker anemone, Candy-striped anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Korsaranthus natalensis, Port Elzabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
8725 
AphiaID:
290261 
Scientific:
Korsaranthus natalensis 
German:
Anemone 
English:
Spinnaker Anemone, Candy-striped Anemone 
Category:
Anemoner 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Actiniidae (Family) > Korsaranthus (Genus) > natalensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Carlgren, ), 1938 
Occurrence:
South-Africa 
Sea depth:
1 - 15 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Coral polyps = corallivorous 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-10-22 17:20:17 

Info

(Carlgren, 1938)

This anemone preys on octocorals and lives endemic in South Africa, from False Bay to Durban.

Depth: 10 to 30 meters.

Color: red or orange with white stripes.

Best left in the wild.

Synonym:
Condylactis natalensis Carlgren, 1938

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Nynantheae (Suborder) > Thenaria (Infraorder) > Endomyaria (Superfamily) > Actiniidae (Family) > Korsaranthus (Genus) > Korsaranthus natalensis (Specie)

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Hexacorallians of the World by Daphne G. Fautin (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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