Capnella fungiformis Soft coral

Capnella fungiformis is commonly referred to as Soft coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Łatwy . A aquarium size of at least 112 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Yehuda Benayahu, Israel

Foto: Lü Dao (Green Island), Taiwan

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AphiaID:: 287330

Scientific:: Capnella fungiformis
German:: Bäumchenweichkoralle
English:: Soft Coral

Category:: Koralowce miękkie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Nephtheidae (Family) > Capnella (Genus) > fungiformis (Species)
Initial determination:: Kükenthal, 1903

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Madagascar, Palau, Taiwan, Timor, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 31 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 7.87" (10cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 26,5 °F (0°C - 26,5°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 24.64 gal (~ 112L)
Difficulty:: Łatwy
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Capnella arbuscula
Capnella australiensis
Capnella bouilloni
Capnella erecta
Capnella fructosa
Capnella fungiformis
Bäumchenweichkoralle
Capnella gaboensis
Capnella garetti
Capnella imbricata
Bäumchenweichkoralle, Keniabäumchen
Capnella johnstonei
Capnella lacertiliensis
Capnella parva
Weichkoralle
Capnella portlandensis
Capnella ramosa
Capnella sabangensis
Capnella shepherdi
Capnella spicata
Capnella susanae
Capnella watsonae

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-10-13 18:27:12
Last edit:: 2018-10-14 12:44:51

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Capnella fungiformis are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Capnella fungiformis, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Capnella fungiformis, 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:
Soft Corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Southern Taiwan. II.
Species Diversity and Distributional Patterns
1.Yehuda Benayahu, 2. Ming-Shiou Jeng, 1.Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, 3. Chang-Feng Dai
Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences,
1.Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
2.Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 115, R.O.C.
3. Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, P.O. Box 23-13, Taiwan 106, R
.

External links

Isolation and structure elucidation of natural products of three soft corals and a sponge from the coast of Madagascar (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Soft Corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Southern Taiwan. II . Species Diversity and Distributional Patterns (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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