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Zoanthus natalensis

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lexID:
10262 
AphiaID:
220523 
Scientific:
Zoanthus natalensis 
German:
Krustenanemone 
English:
Zoanthus Natalensis, “green Zoanthid”  
Category:
Polypper 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Zoanthidae (Family) > Zoanthus (Genus) > natalensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Carlgren, 1938 
Occurrence:
Comores, Mozambique, Tansania, Réunion , Mayotte, Australia, Det Indiske Hav, Indiske Hav, West, Madagaskar, Mauritius, Syd-Afrika, Øst-Afrika 
Sea depth:
2,50 Meter 
Size:
0,03 cm - 0,08 cm 
Temperature:
°C - 20,5°C 
Food:
Copepods, dyreplankton, Zooxanthellae / Lys 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Has a poison harmful to health 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-12-20 20:00:13 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Zoanthus natalensis are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Zoanthus natalensis, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Zoanthus natalensis, 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!
Zoanthus natalensis has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose any danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Zoanthus natalensis in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Zoanthus natalensis. 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 Worldwide: eapcct.org

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Husbandry

Carlgren, 1938

Very special thanks for the first three photos of Zoanthus natalensis to Patrick Libourel from La Réunion!!!

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Zoantharia (Order) > Brachycnemina (Suborder) > Zoanthidae (Family) > Zoanthus (Genus) > Zoanthus natalensis (Species)

External links

  1. Homepage Patrick Libourel (en)
  2. Ispotnature (en)
  3. Molecular revision of Zoantharia (Anthozoa Hexacorallia) on the east Coast of South Africa (en)
  4. Possible synonymies of Zoanthus (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) species on the east coast of South Africa with Pacific congeners (en)
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en)

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