Cycloseris curvata Cycloseris curvata

Cycloseris curvatais commonly referred to as Cycloseris curvata. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

6875 

AphiaID:

716444 

Scientific:

Cycloseris curvata 

German:

Großpolypige Steinkoralle 

English:

Cycloseris Curvata 

Category:

Stony Corals LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Cycloseris (Genus) > curvata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hoeksema, ), 1989 

Occurrence:

El Salvador, Sudan, Djibouti, Guadeloupe, Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Eritrea, Australia, Bahrain, Central Pazific, China, Columbia, Comores, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Honduras, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mayotte, Mexico (East Pacific), Mozambique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Size:

up to 3.35" (8.5 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

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

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• 
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-03-17 19:34:22 

Last edit:

2014-03-17 19:34:22 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Cycloseris curvata 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 Cycloseris curvata in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Cycloseris curvata. 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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