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Sarcophyton trocheliophorum Leather Soft Mushroom

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lexID:
1110 
AphiaID:
209618 
Scientific:
Sarcophyton trocheliophorum 
German:
Troglederkoralle 
English:
Leather Soft Mushroom 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Alcyoniidae (Family) > Sarcophyton (Genus) > trocheliophorum (Species) 
Initial determination:
von Marenzeller, 1886 
Occurrence:
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Japan, Marschall Islands, Palau, Red Sea, Réunion , Taiwan, the Seychelles 
Size:
up to 39.37" (100 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L) 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2004-11-01 14:39:01 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Husbandry

von Marenzeller, 1886

Synonyms:
Sarcophyton certum Tixier-Durivalt, 1970
Sarcophyton decaryi Tixier-Durivault, 1948
Sarcophyton dispersum Schenk, 1896
Sarcophyton fungiforme Schenk, 1896
Sarcophyton manifestum Tixier-Durivault, 1970

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Alcyoniina (Suborder) > Alcyoniidae (Family) > Sarcophyton (Genus) > Sarcophyton trocheliophorum (Species)

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  1. Wikipedia (en)
  2. WoRMS (en)

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