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Zoanthus gigantus

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lexID:
8995 
AphiaID:
389864 
Scientific:
Zoanthus gigantus 
German:
Krustenanemone 
English:
Zoanthus Gigantus 
Category:
Knappolypper 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Zoanthidae (Family) > Zoanthus (Genus) > gigantus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Reimer & Tsukahara in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishit, 2006 
Occurrence:
India, Australien, Filippinerne, Hawaii, Japan, Kina, Koralhavet, Palau, Taiwan 
Sea depth:
0 - 8 Meter 
Size:
bis zu 3cm 
Temperature:
24°C - 27°C 
Food:
Copepods, Artemia Nauplii, Bosmider, Brachionus, Plankton, Zooxantheller/Lys 
Tank:
~ 50 Liter 
Difficulty:
Easy 
Offspring:
Easy to breed 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-01-26 21:46:49 

Captive breeding / propagation

Zoanthus gigantus is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Zoanthus gigantus, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Zoanthus gigantus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose any danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Zoanthus gigantus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Zoanthus gigantus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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Husbandry

Reimer & Tsukahara in Reimer, Ono, Iwama, Takishita, Tsukahara & Maruyama, 2006

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Zoantharia (Order) > Brachycnemina (Suborder) > Zoanthidae (Family) > Zoanthus (Genus) > Zoanthus gigantus (Species)

External links

  1. Aquarium Explorer (en)
  2. EOL (en)
  3. First record of Zoanthus gigantus Reimer & Tsukahara, 2006 (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) from Indian waters, South Asia (en)
  4. Homepage Keoki Stender (en)
  5. Sealifebase (multi)
  6. WoRMS (en)

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