Cladopsammia eguchii Cup coral

Cladopsammia eguchii is commonly referred to as Cup coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6432 

AphiaID:

286957 

Scientific:

Cladopsammia eguchii 

German:

Kelchkoralle 

English:

Cup Coral 

Category:

Stony Corals LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Cladopsammia (Genus) > eguchii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Wells, ), 1982 

Occurrence:

Australia, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico (East Pacific), New Zealand, North Pacific (Ocean), Philippines, USA 

Sea depth:

1 - 85 Meter 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Cyclops, Fish eggs, Frozen food (small sorts), Oyster eggs, Zooplankton 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

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

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Cladopsammia echinata
• 
  Cladopsammia eguchii
  Kelchkoralle
• 
  Cladopsammia gracilis
  Kelchkoralle
• 
  Cladopsammia manuelensis
  Kelchkoralle
• 
  Cladopsammia rolandi
  Steinkoralle
• Cladopsammia willeyi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-21 18:34:22 

Last edit:

2013-11-21 18:34:22 

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