Porphyrophyton distinctum Soft coral

Porphyrophyton distinctum is commonly referred to as Soft coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

571 

AphiaID:

1049634 

Scientific:

Porphyrophyton distinctum 

German:

Weichkoralle 

English:

Soft Coral 

Category:

Koralowce miękkie 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Leptophytidae (Family) > Porphyrophyton (Genus) > distinctum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Williams, ), 1988 

Occurrence:

Africa, Indian Ocean, South-Africa 

Sea depth:

34 - 54 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 66.2 °F (14°C - 19°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Cyclop-Eeze, Cyclops, Dustfood , Phytoplankton, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Porphyrophyton distinctum
  Weichkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-10 11:29:08 

Last edit:

2025-09-16 19:09:21 

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