Palythoa canariensis Protopalythoa canariensis, Sea Mat

Protopalythoa canariensis wird umgangssprachlich als Kanarische Krustenanemone bezeichnet. Die Haltung gilt als einfach, unter Beachtung des Umgangs mit der Krustenanemone auf ihre mögliche Giftigkeit. Es wird ein Aquarium von mindestens 54 Liter empfohlen. Giftigkeit: Giftig.

Ronny Kreuzberg, Spanien (Tauchen auf den Kanaren)

Nachtfoto unter Blaulicht, sehr schön fluoreszierend

Courtesy of the author Ronny Kreuzberg, Spanien (Tauchen auf den Kanaren) . Please visit www.diving-canary-islands.com for more information.

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AphiaID:: 101059

Scientific:: Palythoa canariensis
German:: Kanarische Krustenanemone
English:: Protopalythoa Canariensis, Sea Mat

Category:: Zoanthusy

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Sphenopidae (Family) > Palythoa (Genus) > canariensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Haddon & Duerden, ), 1896

Occurrence:: Endemic species, the Canary Islands
Sea depth:: 1 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 66.2 °F - 73.4 °F (19°C - 23°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Fish eggs, Lobster eggs, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 11.88 gal (~ 54L)
Difficulty:: Łatwy
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Palythoa anthoplax
Palythoa australiae
Palythoa caesia
Krustenanemone
Palythoa capensis
Palythoa caribbaeorum
Palythoa complanata
Palythoa dartevellei
Palythoa densa
Palythoa durbanensis
Palythoa grandis
Krustenanemone
Palythoa guangdongensis
Palythoa guinensis
Palythoa haddoni
Palythoa heideri
Palythoa howesii
Palythoa incerta
Palythoa liscia
Palythoa mammillosa
Palythoa monodi
Palythoa multisulcata
Palythoa mutuki
Krustenanemone
Palythoa natalensis
Palythoa nelliae
Krustenanemone
Palythoa nigricans
Palythoa oorti
Palythoa senegalensis
Palythoa senegambiensis
Palythoa shackletoni
Palythoa sinensis
Palythoa singaporensis
Palythoa stephensoni
Palythoa texaensis
Palythoa titanophila
Palythoa tropica
Palythoa tuberculoa
Palythoa variabilis
Krustenanemone
Palythoa wilsmoorei
Palythoa xishaensis
Palythoa yongei
Palythoa zanzibarica

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-06-06 12:56:45
Last edit:: 2018-06-08 07:08:45

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Info

Very special thanks for the first photos of Protopalythoa canariensis to Ronny Kreuzberg Tauchen auf den Kanaren.
https://www.diving-canary-islands.com/en/canarian-sea-mat-palythoa-canariensis/

External links

Homepage Ronny Kreuzberg - Tauchen auf den Kanaren - (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Nachtfoto unter Blaulicht, sehr schön fluoreszierend

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