Polycyathus senegalensis Cup coral

Polycyathus senegalensisis commonly referred to as Cup 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.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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AphiaID:: 286847

Scientific:: Polycyathus senegalensis
German:: Kelchkoralle
English:: Cup Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Caryophylliidae (Family) > Polycyathus (Genus) > senegalensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Chevalier, 1966

Occurrence:: East-Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, West Africa, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 12 - 143 Meter
Size:: 1,5 cm
Temperature:: 19,8 °F - 25,3 °F (19,8°C - 25,3°C)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Zooplankton
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

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Polycyathus andamanensis
Polycyathus atlanticus
Steinkoralle
Polycyathus difficilis
Polycyathus fulvus
Polycyathus furanaensis
Polycyathus fuscomarginatus
Polycyathus hodgsoni
Polycyathus hondaensis
Polycyathus isabela
Steinkoralle
Polycyathus marigondoni
Polycyathus mayae
Polycyathus muellerae
Steinkoralle
Polycyathus norfolkensis
Polycyathus octuplus
Polycyathus palifera
Polycyathus persicus
Polycyathus senegalensis
Kelchkoralle
Polycyathus verrilli

More related species in this lexicon:

Polycyathus chaishanensis
Großpolypige Steinkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-10-29 10:08:13
Last edit:: 2017-10-29 14:52:10

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Chevalier, 1966

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Caryophylliidae (Family) > Polycyathus (Genus) > Polycyathus senegalensis (Species)

External links

Erstbeschreibung von Polycyathus senegalensis um Kap Verde (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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