Sclerophytum polydactylum Finger leather coral

Sclerophytum polydactylum is commonly referred to as Finger leather coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Sclerophytum polydactylum
German:: Pumpende Weichkoralle
English:: Finger Leather Coral

Category:: Koralowce miękkie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > polydactylum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ehrenberg, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Ambon, Arabian Sea, Fiji, Guam, Indo Pacific, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Red Sea, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 24,7 °F - 26,8 °F (24,7°C - 26,8°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Średnio trudny
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-10-16 20:39:59
Last edit:: 2024-04-24 18:36:56

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

(Eherenberg, 1834)

Host of these ectoparasites:
Colobomolgus bandensis Humes, 1990
Lichomolgus adelphus Humes & Ho, 1968
Lichomolgus squamiger Humes & Frost, 1964
Meringomolgus facetus Humes & Stock, 1972
Paradoridicola virgulifer Humes, 1990
Colobomolgus dentipes (Thompson I.C. & Scott A., 1903)
Paradoridicola adelphus (Humes & Ho, 1968)
Paradoridicola squamiger (Humes & Frost, 1964)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Sinularia polydactyla (Ehrenberg, 1834) (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) re-examined, with the description of a new species (en). Abgerufen am 14.02.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Fotograf Dr. C.S. McFadden by Leen van Ofwegen

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Husbandry know-how of owners

XynX
@XynX

am 31.08.08#2

Die Koralle braucht starke Strömung und viel Licht. Bei guten Wasserwerten wächst sie sehr schnell. Eine sehr schöne Koralle!

hjp14
@hjp14

am 20.08.07#1

Sinularia polydactila ist bei guten Wasserverhältnissen einfach zu pflegen. Sie steht in meinem AQ relativ nah an der Wavebox, bekommt also ordentlich Strömung und auch sehr viel Licht. Aufgrund des schnelles Wachstums ist sie für kleine Becken allerdings nicht zu empfehlen.

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