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Sclerophytum peculiare Soft Coral

Sclerophytum peculiareis commonly referred to as Soft 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.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Leen P. Van Ofwegen (†), Netherlands


Courtesy of the author Dr. Leen P. Van Ofwegen (†), Netherlands

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lexID:
14867 
AphiaID:
1608928 
Scientific:
Sclerophytum peculiare 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > peculiare (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Tixier-Durivault, ), 1970 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bikini Atoll, China, East Africa, Guam, Gulf of Mannar , India, Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Réunion , South China Sea, Taiwan, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Yap Islands, Zanzibar 
Sea depth:
6 - 20 Meter 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C) 
Food:
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) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-24 18:47:40 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Sinularia peculiaris is found in shallow water zones that are easily accessible to divers, often on rocky bottoms.

In the photo of Dr. Leen van Ofwegen (†), one of the specialists of soft corals, Sinularia peculiaris seems to be "gr0n", but in the description of xxx the color is described as "light gray". In the paper "Studies on the Alcyonacean Fauna of Gulf of Mannar" the coloration is described as "light gray or light gray".

Sinularia peculiaris has not been seen in the trade so far, therefore we do not have any own keeping experience.

Synonym: Sinularia peculiaris Tixier-Durivault, 1970

External links

  1. A review of three alcyonacean families (Octocorallia from Guam (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.
  2. Corals and Coral Associates - of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.
  3. Diversity and identification of soft corals in mauritius (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.
  4. Molecular systematics of the speciose Indo-Pacific soft coral genus, Sinularia (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.
  5. Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from Reunion, with a description of two new species of the genus Sinularia May, 1898 and notes on the occurrence of other species (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.
  6. Revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.
  7. Status of knowledge of the Indo-Pacific soft coral genus Sinularia May, 1898 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.
  8. The soft coral fauna (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) of Mayotte (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.
  9. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2022.

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