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Sympodium hexagonotus Soft Coral

Sympodium hexagonotus is commonly referred to as Soft Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
14911 
AphiaID:
1550234 
Scientific:
Sympodium hexagonotus 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Xeniidae (Family) > Sympodium (Genus) > hexagonotus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Benayahu, Ekins & McFadden, 2021 
Occurrence:
Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Australia 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 6 Meter 
Habitats:
Lagoons, Patch Reefs 
Size:
8,5 cm 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Sympodium abyssorum
  • Sympodium caeruleum
    Weichkoralle
  • Sympodium fuliginosum
  • Sympodium hyalinum
  • Sympodium norvegicum
  • Sympodium punctatum
  • Sympodium splendens
  • Sympodium tamatavense
 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-06-19 16:23:30 

Info

Source:
Overview of the genus Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Xeniidae), with the description of new species, revealing regional endemism
Benayahu, Yehuda, Ekins, Merrick, Mcfadden, Catherine S.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5072.4.2
https://treatment.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/0766F14DFFDEFFACFF9BFFF93E6FD02C

External links

  1. Overview of the genus Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Xeniidae), with the description of new species, revealing regional endemism (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.

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