Melithaea variabilis Reticulated Sea Fan

Melithaea variabilis is commonly referred to as Reticulated Sea Fan. 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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Melithaea variabilis

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lexID:: 13459
AphiaID:: 288149

Scientific:: Melithaea variabilis
German:: Knotiger Seefächer
English:: Reticulated Sea Fan

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Melithaeidae (Family) > Melithaea (Genus) > variabilis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Hickson, ), 1905

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ceram Sea , East Africa, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Laccadive Sea, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Myanmar, Tansania, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar
Sea depth:: 27 - 493 Meter
Size:: up to 10.24" (26 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 28,7 °F (°C - 28,7°C)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Zooplankton
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)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Melithaea acuta
Melithaea africana
Melithaea akalyx
Melithaea albitincta
Melithaea amboinensis
Melithaea andamanensis
Melithaea arborea
Melithaea atrorubens
Melithaea aurantia
Melithaea australis
Melithaea baladea
Melithaea bicolor
Seefächer
Melithaea biserialis
Seefächer
Melithaea boninensis
Melithaea braueri
Melithaea caledonica
Seefächer
Melithaea capensis
Melithaea cinquemiglia
Melithaea clavigera
Melithaea coccinea
Melithaea contorta
Melithaea corymbosa
Melithaea delicata
Gorgonie
Melithaea dichotoma
Melithaea divaricata
Melithaea doederleini
Melithaea dubia
Melithaea ellisi
Melithaea elongata
Melithaea erythraea
Melithaea esperi
Melithaea flabellata
Melithaea flabellum
Melithaea formosa
Melithaea fragilis
Melithaea frondosa
Melithaea furcata
Melithaea gracilis
Melithaea gracillima
Melithaea haddoni
Melithaea harbereri
Melithaea hendersoni
Melithaea hicksoni
Melithaea isonoi
Melithaea japonica
Flachwasser Gorgonie
Melithaea klunzingeri
Melithaea kuea
Melithaea laevis
Melithaea linearis
Melithaea mabahissi
Melithaea maldivensis
Malediven-Netzfächer
Melithaea mcqueeni
Pracht-Netzfächer
Melithaea mertoni
Melithaea modesta
Melithaea moluccana
Melithaea mutsu
Melithaea nodosa
Seefächer
Melithaea nuttingi
Melithaea occidentalis
Melithaea ochracea
Roter Knotenfächer, Rote Fächergorgonie, Roter Riesen-Knotenfächer
Melithaea omanensis
Melithaea ornata
Melithaea ouvea
Melithaea oyeni
Melithaea philippinensis
Melithaea planiloca
Melithaea planoregularis
Melithaea pulchella
Melithaea pulchra
Melithaea ramulosa
Melithaea retifera
Melithaea robusta
Melithaea roemeri
Melithaea rubeola
Melithaea rubra
Mehrfarben-Seefächer
Melithaea rubrinodis
Busch-Knotenkoralle
Melithaea rugosa
Melithaea ryukyuensis
Melithaea sagamiensis
Melithaea sanguinea
Melithaea satsumaensis
Melithaea serrata
Melithaea shanni
Melithaea sinaica
Sinai-Netzfächer, Kalkachsenkoralle
Melithaea singularis
Melithaea sinuata
Melithaea spinosa
Melithaea splendens
Melithaea spongiosa
Melithaea squamata
Schuppiger Riesenfächer
Melithaea squarrosa
Melithaea stiasnyi
Melithaea stormii
Melithaea studeri
Melithaea suensoni
Melithaea superba
Melithaea tanseii
Melithaea tenella
Melithaea tenuis
Melithaea textiformis
Melithaea thomsoni
Melithaea thorpeae
Melithaea tokaraensis
Melithaea tongaensis
Melithaea triangulata
Melithaea trilineata
Melithaea undulata
Melithaea valdiviae
Melithaea variabilis
Knotiger Seefächer
Melithaea virgata
Melithaea wrighti
Melithaea zimmeri
Zimmer's Fächerkoralle

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-12-22 14:11:50
Last edit:: 2022-04-09 19:04:08

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Melithaea variabilis (Hickson, 1905)

Melithaea is a genus of octocorals in the family Melithaeidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as fan corals and are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

Synonymised names:
Acabaria variabilis (Hickson, 1905) · unaccepted (changed combination)
Melitodes variabilis Hickson, 1905 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Erstbeschreibung als Melitodes variabilis, Seite 809 - 812 (en). Abgerufen am 09.04.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 09.04.2022.

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Melithaea variabilis,gorgogne réticulée,reticulated sea fan,Maafushi, South Male,2017

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