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Lobophytum latilobatum Soft Coral

Lobophytum latilobatumis 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 Prof. Michael Schleyer, Südafrika

Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean


Courtesy of the author Prof. Michael Schleyer, Südafrika . Please visit www.wiomsa.org for more information.

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lexID:
14954 
AphiaID:
209964 
Scientific:
Lobophytum latilobatum 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Alcyoniidae (Family) > Lobophytum (Genus) > latilobatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
Verseveldt, 1971 
Occurrence:
India, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion , South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
14 - 29 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 31.5" (30cm - 80cm) 
Temperature:
22,8 °F - 82.4 °F (22,8°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-07-05 18:09:23 

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Lobophytum latilobatum is found only in the Indian Ocean, the main focus seems to be the Western Indian Ocean.

This soft coral has distinct, extended, wall-like lobes and its colonies can reach several meters in diameter.

We would like to thank Prof. Michael Schleyer from South Africa for the first photos of this species.

External links

  1. Corals of the South-West Indian Ocean: I. Alcyonacea from Sodwana Bay, South Africa (en). Abgerufen am 04.07.2022.
  2. DATABASE ON COASTAL INFORMATION OF TAMILNADU (en). Abgerufen am 04.07.2022.
  3. Drivers of Soft and Stony Coral Community Distribution on the High-Latitude Coral Reefs of South Africa (en). Abgerufen am 04.07.2022.
  4. Octocorallia from North-Western Madagascar (Part II) (en). Abgerufen am 04.07.2022.
  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 04.07.2022.
  6. Rapid Assessment of the Coralline and Ichthyological Communities of the Coral Reefs of the Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago (Nampula and Zambezia Provinces) (en). Abgerufen am 04.07.2022.
  7. Seakeys Project iSimangaliso Field report, May 2015 (en). Abgerufen am 04.07.2022.
  8. The Soft Corals of Mayotte (en). Abgerufen am 04.07.2022.
  9. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 04.07.2022.

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Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean
Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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