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Sclerophytum tessieri Sclerophytum tessieri

Sclerophytum tessieri is commonly referred to as Sclerophytum tessieri. 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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Foto; La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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lexID:
16046 
AphiaID:
1608958 
Scientific:
Sclerophytum tessieri 
German:
Tessieris Weichkoralle 
English:
Sclerophytum Tessieri 
Category:
Mykkoraller 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > tessieri (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Benayahu & van Ofwegen, ), 2012 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, Réunion , 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:
16 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef slopes 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
23,7 °F - 80.6 °F (23,7°C - 27°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:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-08 21:10:18 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Sclerophytum tessieri are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Sclerophytum tessieri, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Sclerophytum tessieri, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Sclerophytum tessieri was first described in 2012 as Sinularia tessieri Benayahu & van Ofwegen, 2012, and later assigned to the soft coral genus Sclerophytum. Colonies of the soft coral originate from Pointe au Sel and Saint-Leu on the west coast of La Réunion in the western Indian Ocean.
Living colonies of the soft coral are light grey in color, the expanded polyps are light beige.

So far, Sclerophytum tessieri is only known from the type locality La Réunion.

Etymology. - The species is named after Dr. Emmanuel Tessier, manager of the Association Parc marin de La Réunion, in recognition of his initiative to carry out the octocoral
study on La Réunion and his support during and after the field work.

Synonym: Sinularia tessieri Benayahu & van Ofwegen, 2012

External links

  1. Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from Reunion, with a description of two new species of the genus Sinularia May, 1898 and notes on the occurrence of other species (en). Abgerufen am 08.11.2023.
  2. Plazi (en). Abgerufen am 08.11.2023.

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Foto; La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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