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Epizoanthus xenomorphoideus Epizoanthus xenomorphoideus

Epizoanthus xenomorphoideusis commonly referred to as Epizoanthus xenomorphoideus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Bildnachweis / Photo credit: Dr. Takeya Moritaki, Japan / Foto zur Verfügung gestellt von Hiroki Kise Doktorant Ph.D., Japan / Photo provided to reeflex.net by Hiroki Kise, Ph.D. candidate, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
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lexID:
12840 
AphiaID:
1393391 
Scientific:
Epizoanthus xenomorphoideus 
German:
Krustenanemone 
English:
Epizoanthus Xenomorphoideus 
Category:
Zoantharians 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Epizoanthidae (Family) > Epizoanthus (Genus) > xenomorphoideus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Kise, Montenegro, Ekins, Moritaki & Reimer, 2019 
Occurrence:
Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Japan, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
271 - 1483 Meter 
Size:
1.97" - 3.94" (5cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
2,5 °F - 51.8 °F (2,5°C - 11°C) 
Food:
azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Invertebrates, Marine snow, Predatory, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-03-03 17:53:21 

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Very special thank for this incredible photo of Epizoanthus xenomorphoideus to Hiroki Kise, PhD candidate (JSPS Research Fellow) Molecular Invertebrates Systematic and Ecology Lab
University of the Ryukyus, Japan.

Photo credit: Dr. Takeya Moritaki , Japan, author of the description paper.

External links

  1. Face hugger’ fish found in Aussie waters (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Systematics and Biodiversity A molecular phylogeny of carcinoecium-forming Epizoanthus (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) from the Western Pacific Ocean with descriptions of three new species View supplementary material A molecular phylogeny of carcinoecium-forming Epizoanthus (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) from the Western Pacific Ocean with descriptions of three new species (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Zoantharia coral raised at west Japan aquarium recognized as new species (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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