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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) profunda Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) profunda

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) profunda is commonly referred to as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) profunda. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
11519 
AphiaID:
173023 
Scientific:
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) profunda 
German:
Nelkenkoralle 
English:
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) Profunda 
Category:
LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Caryophylliidae (Family) > Caryophyllia (Genus) > (Caryophyllia) profunda (Species) 
Initial determination:
Moseley, 1881 
Occurrence:
Amsterdam Island, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Chatham Islands, Madagascar, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Subantarctic Isles, Tasman Sea 
Marine Zone:
Hemipelagial
Lightless depth range of 800 - 2400 meters 
Sea depth:
35 - 1669 Meter 
Habitats:
Bare rocky cliff, Reef slopes, Reef walls, Rocky reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
2,6 °F - 16,2 °F (2,6°C - 16,2°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Marine snow, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
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:
  • Caryophyllia abrupta
  • Caryophyllia abyssorum
  • Caryophyllia alberti
  • Caryophyllia ambrosia
  • Caryophyllia antarctica
  • Caryophyllia antillarum
  • Caryophyllia arnoldi
  • Caryophyllia atlantica
  • Caryophyllia balaenacea
  • Caryophyllia barbadensis
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-13 18:35:04 

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The same applies to Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) profunda as to Monomyces rubrum:

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) profunda is a solitary, large-polyp stony coral that has not entered into symbiosis with energy-supplying zooxanthellae, but instead obtains the energy it needs for life, growth, and reproduction by catching small zooplankton.

At a proven water depth of max. 1669 meters, daylight no longer penetrates for photosynthetic endosymbionts

Synonym: Caryophyllia profunda Moseley, 1880 · alternative representation

External links

  1. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa (en). Abgerufen am 13.02.2026.
  2. Fotos der Koralle von Richard Robinson (en). Abgerufen am 13.02.2026.
  3. Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.
  4. Scléractiniaires des îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam (Sud de l'Océan Indien) (en). Abgerufen am 13.02.2026.
  5. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinian Corals (en). Abgerufen am 13.02.2026.

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