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Sympodium hexagonotus Soft Coral

Sympodium hexagonotus is commonly referred to as Soft 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.


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lexID:
14911 
AphiaID:
1550234 
Scientific:
Sympodium hexagonotus 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Mjukkoraller 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Xeniidae (Family) > Sympodium (Genus) > hexagonotus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Benayahu, Ekins & McFadden, 2021 
Occurrence:
Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Australia 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 6 Meter 
Habitats:
Lagoons, Patch Reefs 
Size:
8,5 cm 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Zooxanthellae / Light 
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
:
  • Sympodium abyssorum
  • Sympodium fuliginosum
  • Sympodium hyalinum
  • Sympodium norvegicum
  • Sympodium punctatum
  • Sympodium splendens
  • Sympodium tamatavense
 
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in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-06-19 16:23:30 

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Source:
Overview of the genus Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Xeniidae), with the description of new species, revealing regional endemism
Benayahu, Yehuda, Ekins, Merrick, Mcfadden, Catherine S.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5072.4.2
https://treatment.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/0766F14DFFDEFFACFF9BFFF93E6FD02C

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