Terrazoanthus californicus Terrazoanthus californicus

Terrazoanthus californicus is commonly referred to as Terrazoanthus californicus. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Jeff Goddard, USA

Foto: Golf von Kalifornien / Baja California, Westküste USA, Ostpazifik

Diese Polypen wuchsen auf einem Stück Glasfaser-Bootstrümmer, das Jeff Goddard in der niedrigen Gezeitenzone in der Nähe von La Paz, Mexiko, gefunden hatte.
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AphiaID:: 882875

Scientific:: Terrazoanthus californicus
German:: Krustenanemone
English:: Terrazoanthus Californicus

Category:: Kolonianemoner

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Hydrozoanthidae (Family) > Terrazoanthus (Genus) > californicus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Carlgren, ), 1951

Occurrence:: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Endemic species, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), West Coast USA
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0" - 0.79" (0,9cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: 3 - Ganska enkel
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-12-22 21:37:13
Last edit:: 2020-12-24 12:21:56

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Terrazoanthus californicus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Terrazoanthus californicus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Terrazoanthus californicus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

Info

Very special thanks für this great photo of Terrazoanthus californicus to Jeff Goddard, USA.
These polyps were growing on a piece of fiberglass boat debris I found submerged in the low intertidal zone just outside of La Paz, Mexico.

This small zoanthid has 36 tentacles with which it can catch small organisms such as copepods and amphipods.
Unfortunately, we do not have exact information about the water depth.

Synonyms:
Epizoanthus californicum Cutress & Pequegnat, 1960·
Epizoanthus californicus Carlgren, 1951

External links

Assessing the Zoantharian Diversity of the Tropical Eastern Pacific through an Integrative Approach (en). Abgerufen am 22.12.2020.
Flickr Homepage Jeff Goddard (en). Abgerufen am 22.12.2020.
The actinian fauna of the Gulf of California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Seite 22 (en). Abgerufen am 23.12.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 22.12.2020.

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Foto: Golf von Kalifornien / Baja California, Westküste USA, Ostpazifik

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