Monomyces rubrum Cup coral

Monomyces rubrum is commonly referred to as Cup 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.

Profile

lexID:

11518 

AphiaID:

287039 

Scientific:

Monomyces rubrum 

German:

Rote Solitäre, großpolypige Steinkoralle 

English:

Cup Coral 

Category:

LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Flabellidae (Family) > Monomyces (Genus) > rubrum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1833 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, Endemic species, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Myanmar, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), Tansania, Tasmania (Australia) 

Sea depth:

3 - 1030 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3cm) 

Temperature:

5,5 °F - 18,3 °F (5,5°C - 18,3°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Marine snow, Zooplankton 

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:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Monomyces pygmaea
• 
  Monomyces rubrum
  Rote Solitäre, großpolypige Steinkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-04-24 13:06:59 

Last edit:

2025-12-13 20:35:09 

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