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Sclerophytum gibberosum Leather Coral

Sclerophytum gibberosum is commonly referred to as Leather Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
3635 
AphiaID:
288527 
Scientific:
Sclerophytum gibberosum 
German:
Matten-Lederkoralle 
English:
Leather Coral 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sinulariidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > gibberosum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Tixier-Durivault, ), 1970 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Central Pazific, China, East Africa, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Laccadive Sea, Mayotte, Micronesia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
4 - 20 Meter 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
22,5 °F - 84.2 °F (22,5°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Easy 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-24 15:52:18 

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Synonym: Sinularia gibberosa Tixier-Durivault, 19700

External links

  1. OCORALLIA FROM THE SEYCHELLES ISLANDS WITH SOME ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
  2. Revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
  3. Sclerite calcification and reef-building in the fleshy octocoral genus Sinularia (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
  4. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
  5. SOFT CORAL Sinularia gibberosa EXTRACTS ORIGIN PALU BAY, CENTRAL SULAWESI WITH ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
  6. Species composition of soft corals (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) on the coral reefs of Sesoko Island, Ryukyu Archipelago (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.
  7. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2022.

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Matten-Lederkoralle - Leather Coral - Sinularia gibberosa (c) by Martin Hablützel, www.unterwasserfoto.ch Aufnahmeort Nyata, Banda-See, Indonesien
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Foto: La Réunion.Westlicher Indischer Ozean
Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean
Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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