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Parazoanthus capensis Cap Zoanthid

Parazoanthus capensis is commonly referred to as Cap Zoanthid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Parazoanthus capensis,City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA 2019 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17391 
AphiaID:
564969 
Scientific:
Parazoanthus capensis 
German:
Kap Krustenanemone 
English:
Cap Zoanthid 
Category:
Polypper 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Parazoanthidae (Family) > Parazoanthus (Genus) > capensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Duerden, 1907 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Japan, South-Africa 
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:
8 - 43 Meter 
Habitats:
Epibiont (living on other organisms), Seawater, Sea water 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 64.4 °F (14°C - 18°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-28 18:17:09 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Parazoanthus capensis Duerden, 1907

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Parazoanthus Capensis,rambler north false bay 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Parazoanthus capensis,di's cracks offshore hout bay cape town 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Parazoanthus capensis,vulcan rock, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)
Parazoanthus Capensis,fan reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Parazoanthus capensis,City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA 2019 (CC-BY-SA)
Parazoanthus capensis,boat rock, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)

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