Epizoanthus scotinus Orange Zoanthid

Epizoanthus scotinusis commonly referred to as Orange Zoanthid. 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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Scientific:: Epizoanthus scotinus
German:: Krustenanemone
English:: Orange Zoanthid

Category:: Zoantharians

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Epizoanthidae (Family) > Epizoanthus (Genus) > scotinus (Species)
Initial determination:: Wood, 1957

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada , USA
Sea depth:: 15 - 54 Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 1.97" (2cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: 37.4 °F - 53.6 °F (3°C - 12°C)
Food:: Copepods, Zooxanthellae / Light
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:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Epizoanthus abyssorum
Epizoanthus arenaceus
Mittelmeer-Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus balanorum
Epizoanthus beerenislandicus
Epizoanthus carcinophilus
Epizoanthus chuni
Epizoanthus couchii
Filigrane Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus danielsseni
Epizoanthus egeriae
Epizoanthus erdmanni
Epizoanthus fatuus
Glasschwamm-assoziierte Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus frenzeli
Epizoanthus glacialis
Epizoanthus hians
Epizoanthus illoricatus
Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus incrustatus
Epizoanthus indicus
Epizoanthus induratum
Epizoanthus jingxingensis
Epizoanthus koreni
Epizoanthus leptoderma
Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus lindahli
Epizoanthus macintoshi
Epizoanthus mediterraneus
Epizoanthus norvegicus
Epizoanthus oliveri
Epizoanthus paguricola
Epizoanthus paguriphilus
Epizoanthus papillosus
Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus paxii
Epizoanthus planus
Tiefsee-Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus ramosus
Epizoanthus roseus
Epizoanthus sabulosus
Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus scotinus
Krustenanemone
Epizoanthus similis
Epizoanthus steueri
Epizoanthus tergestinus
Epizoanthus tube
Epizoanthus univittatus
Epizoanthus vagus
Epizoanthus vatovai

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-12-16 12:07:55
Last edit:: 2017-12-19 15:22:07

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Wood, 1957

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Hexcorallia (Order) > Macrocnemina (Suborder) > Epizoanthidae (Family) > Epizoanthus (Genus) > Epizoanthus scotinus (Species)

External links

Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seanet (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Walla Walla University (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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