Nobia grandis Coral Barnacle

Nobia grandis is commonly referred to as Coral Barnacle. 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:

15510 

AphiaID:

535268 

Scientific:

Nobia grandis 

German:

Korallen-Seepocke 

English:

Coral Barnacle 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Balanomorpha (Order) > Pyrgomatidae (Family) > Nobia (Genus) > grandis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Sowerby, 1839 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, China, Eastern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Red Sea, Singapore, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

5 - 25 Meter 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Commensalism, Copepods, Filter feeder, Microalgae , Plankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Nobia conjugatum
• 
  Nobia grandis
  Korallen-Seepocke
• Nobia orbicellae
• Nobia sinica

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-01-21 13:38:37 

Last edit:

2025-02-25 22:08:54 

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