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Melithaea japonica shallow-water gorgonian

Melithaea japonica is commonly referred to as shallow-water gorgonian. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6133 
AphiaID:
288129 
Scientific:
Melithaea japonica 
German:
Flachwasser Gorgonie 
English:
Shallow-water Gorgonian 
Category:
Sea Fans 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Melithaeidae (Family) > Melithaea (Genus) > japonica (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verrill, ), 1865 
Occurrence:
Corea, Japan, Okinawa, Palau 
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:
20 - 62 Meter 
Size:
up to 23.62" (60 cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 29,2 °F (20°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-12-27 14:29:25 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Melithaea japonica is an endemic an predemonatly shallow-water gorgonian that lives on vertical and overhanging rock surfaces. They are distributed on both the Pacific and the Sea of Japan coasts in temperate Japan. The colonies, which exhibit intense hues of red or orange, yellow or pink, grow mostly in one plane and ramify dichotomously.

Synonyms:
Acabaria confusum Moroff, 1902
Acabaria formosum Moroff, 1902
Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865)
Melithaea confusum (Moroff, 1902)
Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908)
Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908)
Melithaea formosum (Moroff, 1902)
Pleurocoralloides confusum Moroff, 1902
Pleurocoralloides formosum Moroff, 1902

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External links

  1. Heterogeneous and compensatory growth in Melithaea flabellifera (Octocorallia: Melithaeidae) in Japan (en). Abgerufen am 24.07.2025.
  2. Proceedings of the Essex Institute , Seite 190 (en). Abgerufen am 13.01.2023.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 13.01.2023.

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Foto: Okinawa, Japan
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