Sclerophytum crassum Soft coral

Sclerophytum crassum is commonly referred to as Soft coral. 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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lexID:: 11356
AphiaID:: 1608832

Scientific:: Sclerophytum crassum
German:: Weichkoralle
English:: Soft Coral

Category:: Koralowce miękkie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > crassum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Tixier-Durivault, ), 1945

Occurrence:: New Caledonia, Taiwan
Sea depth:: 10 - 20 Meter
Size:: 19.69" - 31.5" (50cm - 80cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis, Zooxanthellae / Light
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)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-01-26 14:30:24
Last edit:: 2024-04-24 15:06:33

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Source:
Molecules 2012, 17, 10072-10078; doi:10.3390/molecules170910072
www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules
A New Cubitane Diterpenoid from the Soft Coral Sinularia crassa
Authors: Ching-Hsiao Cheng, Yun-Sheng Lin, Zhi-Hong Wen and Jui-Hsin Su
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A New Cubitane Diterpenoid from the Soft Coral Sinularia crassa (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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