Myriopathes bifaria Black Coral

Myriopathes bifaria is commonly referred to as Black 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.

ResearchGate

Foto: Korea

Autor: Dr. Hye-Won Moon National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea · Marine Bio-Resources and Information Center
Courtesy of the author ResearchGate

Uploaded by AndiV.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 14575
AphiaID:: 290433

Scientific:: Myriopathes bifaria
German:: Schwarze Koralle
English:: Black Coral

Category:: Gorgonie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Myriopathidae (Family) > Myriopathes (Genus) > bifaria (Species)
Initial determination:: (Brook, ), 1889

Occurrence:: Ambon, Celebes Sea, Corea, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Japan, Moluccas, Palau, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sulu Sea , Taiwan
Sea depth:: 8 - 24 Meter
Size:: up to 56.3" (143 cm)
Temperature:: ~ -26,9°C
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Carnivore, Copepods, Plankton
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:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Myriopathes antrocrada
Myriopathes bifaria
Schwarze Koralle
Myriopathes catharinae
Myriopathes japonica
Japanische Schwarze Koralle
Myriopathes lata
Schwarze Koralle
Myriopathes myriophylla
Schwarze Koralle, Dörnchenkoralle
Myriopathes panamensis
Schwarze Koralle
Myriopathes rugosa
Myriopathes spinosa
Myriopathes stechowi
Schwarze Koralle
Myriopathes ulex
Schwarze Koralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-03-07 13:55:46
Last edit:: 2022-03-07 21:57:50

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

This very large black coral is often found on vertical rock faces from which it stands out well.

Many colonies of Myriopathes bifaria are associated with ectosymbionts and copepods.

Ideal habitats for the species are turbid water conditions with lower light penetration, which facilitates settlement of planula larvae.

Synonyms: Antipathes bifaria Brook, 1889

Source:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264176832_Taxonomy_of_Black_Coral_Family_Myriopathidae_Anthozoa_Antipatharia_from_Korea
Taxonomy of Black Coral Family Myriopathidae (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from Korea
Authors: Hye-Won Moon, Jun-Im Song
DOI:10.5635/KJSZ.2008.24.2.209

External links

First description of algal mutualistic endosymbiosis in a black coral (Anthozoa: Antipitharia (en). Abgerufen am 07.03.2022.
Florida Museum of Natural History (en). Abgerufen am 07.03.2022.
Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part I. Establishment of a new family, Myriopathidae (en). Abgerufen am 07.03.2022.
Taxonomy of Black Coral Family Myriopathidae (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from Korea (en). Abgerufen am 07.03.2022.
THE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF HAWAIIAN BLACK CORALS (CNIDARIA: ANTHOZOA: HEXACORALLIA: ANTIPATHARIA) (en). Abgerufen am 07.03.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.03.2022.

Pictures

Commonly

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss