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Sclerophytum maximum Soft Coral

Sclerophytum maximum is 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.

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Foto: Dongsha-Inseln, Südchinesisches Meer


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lexID:
12312 
AphiaID:
209975 
Scientific:
Sclerophytum maximum 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > maximum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verseveldt, ), 1971 
Occurrence:
Arafura Sea, Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Guam, Indian Ocean, Japan, Madagascar, Mayotte, Northern Territory (Australia), Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
1 - 17 Meter 
Size:
up to 7.87" (20 cm) 
Temperature:
80.6 °F - 86 °F (27°C - 30°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis, 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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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-26 08:30:18 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Sclerophytum maximum are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Sclerophytum maximum, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Sclerophytum maximum, 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 maxima Verseveldt, 1971

Synonyms:
Sinularia gonatodes Kolonko, 1926
Sinularia leptoclados var. gonatodes Kolonko, 1926
Sinularia maxima Verseveldt, 1971

Source:
Citation: Benayahu Y, van Ofwegen LP, Dai C-f, Jeng MS, Soong K, Shlagman A, Du SW, Hong P, Imam NH, Chung A, Wu T, McFadden CS. 2018.
The octocorals of Dongsha Atoll (South China Sea): an iterative approach to species identification using classical taxonomy and molecular barcodes.
Zool Stud 57:50. doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-50
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External links

  1. A reviewof three alcyonaceanfamilies (Octocorallia)from Guam (en). Abgerufen am 15.07.2022.
  2. Antipredator Defenses in Tropical Pacific Soft Corals (Coelenterata: Alcyonacea). I. Sclerites as Defenses Against Generalist Carnivorous Fishes (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Diterpenoids from the Soft Coral Sinularia maxima and Their Inhibitory Effects on Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Production of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Soft Corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Southern Taiwan. II. Species Diversity and Distributional Patterns (en). Abgerufen am 15.07.2022.
  5. Terpenoids of Sinularia.: Chemistry and Biomedical Applications (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  7. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 15.04.2021.

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Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean
Foto: Guam, Mikronesien
Foto: Dongsha-Inseln, Südchinesisches Meer

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