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Discophyton rudyi White disc soft coral

Discophyton rudyi is commonly referred to as White disc soft coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Octocoral(Alcyonium rudyi),Anacapa Island,July 16, 2005


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lexID:
12058 
AphiaID:
289828 
Scientific:
Discophyton rudyi 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
White Disc Soft Coral 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Alcyoniidae (Family) > Discophyton (Genus) > rudyi (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, ), 1992 
Occurrence:
Canada Eastern Pacific, Northeast Pacific Ocean, West Coast USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 35 Meter 
Size:
2,5 cm 
Temperature:
62.6 °F - 68 °F (17°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
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:
2020-12-19 03:45:15 

Info

Discophyton rudyi (Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992)

Discophyton rudyi can be found on soft coral found on rocky shores in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Colonies, which average about a cm in diameter, but can be up to a few cm long.

Predator is Tritonia festiva.

Synonymised names:
Alcyonium rudyi Verseveldt & van Ofwegen, 1992 (synonym)

External links

  1. Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Stealthy slugs and communicating corals: Polyp withdrawal by an aggregating soft coral in response to injured neighbors (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Larva

Planula larvae and post-metamorphic Discophyton rudyi.1986

Commonly

Octocoral(Alcyonium rudyi),Anacapa Island,July 16, 2005
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Discophyton rudyi (Cape Blanco, Oregon) 2015
Soft coral skeletal elements.Discophyton rudyi.2012
Expanded Discophyton, Cape Arago.2015
Aggregation of soft coral colonies.Discophyton rudyi In a small cave at Middle Cove, Cape Arago, Oregon.2015
Octocoral Discophyton rudyi (Glass Beach).Three small (< 1 cm diameter) colonies in a small cave at low tide.2017
Discophyton rudyi from Cape Arago, OR.2007
Giant green anemones and soft coral Discophyton rudyi, joined by a couple of Ochre stars, in a low intertidal cave.2019
Foto: Shore Acres, Oregon, Westküste USA

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