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Parasphaerasclera morifera Soft Coral

Parasphaerasclera morifera 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.

Profilbild Urheber Peter Southwood, Southern Underwater Research Group, Australien

Foto: Hafenmauer von Simons Town, Westkap, Kapstadt, Südafrika

(CC BY-SA) / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ 18 März 2010
Courtesy of the author Peter Southwood, Southern Underwater Research Group, Australien

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lexID:
15878 
AphiaID:
743784 
Scientific:
Parasphaerasclera morifera 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Mjukkoraller 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Scleralcyonacea (Order) > Parasphaerascleridae (Family) > Parasphaerasclera (Genus) > morifera (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Tixier-Durivault, ), 1954 
Occurrence:
Japan, South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean 
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:
- 27 Meter 
Size:
2,2 cm 
Temperature:
69.8 °F - 78.8 °F (21°C - 26°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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-03 20:29:33 

Info

Parasphaerasclera morifera is a very small soft coral that has been found in South African waters and in Japanese waters.
It would be interesting to know how a species can occur in two places about 14,000 kilometers apart?

Color: The soft coral has a golden yellow coloration, whereas the short stem is orange at the base.

Habitat; sandy soils and rocks

Similar species: Parasphaerasclera aurea

Synonyms:
Alcyonium moriferum (Tixier-Durivault, 1954)
Bellonella morifera (Tixier-Durivault, 1954)
Nidalia morifera Tixier-Durivault, 1954
Nidalia moriferum Tixier-Durivault, 1954

External links

  1. iNaturalist Peter Southwood (en). Abgerufen am 18.08.2023.
  2. Les Octocoralliaires d'Afrique du Sud (I. Alcyonacea), Seite 128 - 129 (fr). Abgerufen am 18.08.2023.
  3. Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports a new family of octocorals and a new genus of Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) (en). Abgerufen am 18.08.2023.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 18.08.2023.

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Foto: Hafenmauer von Simons Town, Westkap, Kapstadt, Südafrika

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