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Epizoanthus karenae Epizoanthus karenae, Yellow Zoanthid

Epizoanthus karenaeis commonly referred to as Epizoanthus karenae, Yellow Zoanthid. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profilbild Urheber Prof. Dr. Neville Barrett, Australien

Foto: Tasmanien


Courtesy of the author Prof. Dr. Neville Barrett, Australien

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lexID:
11580 
AphiaID:
581464 
Scientific:
Epizoanthus karenae 
German:
Krustenanemone 
English:
Epizoanthus Karenae, Yellow Zoanthid 
Category:
Zoantharians 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Epizoanthidae (Family) > Epizoanthus (Genus) > karenae (Species) 
Initial determination:
Philipp & Fautin, 2009 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Gambier Islands, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia) 
Sea depth:
8 - 20 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,2cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Dissolved organic substances, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
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:
2018-06-19 17:50:24 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Epizoanthus karenae has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Epizoanthus karenae in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Epizoanthus karenae. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

Info

Very special thanks for the first photo of this beautiful yellow zonathid to Prof. Dr. Neville Barrett, Australia.
The Yellow Zoanthid (Epizoanthus karenae) is found on coastal reefs, on overhangs or in caves, where this colonial speices forms dense colonies in form of a spectacular carpet of colour!

This zooanthid was named after the marine biologist Karen Gowlett-Holmes, Australia.

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External links

  1. Nowhere Else on Earth: Tasmania’s Marine Natural Values (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Three new species of shallow water, yell ow zoanthids (Hexacor allia: Zoanthidea: Epizoanthidae) from southern California, USA, and southern Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Tasmanien

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