Lemnalia flava Formosan Soft Coral

Lemnalia flavais commonly referred to as Formosan Soft Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Yehuda Benayahu, Israel

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Courtesy of the author Prof. Dr. Yehuda Benayahu, Israel . Please visit en-lifesci.tau.ac.il for more information.

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lexID:: 11729
AphiaID:: 288046

Scientific:: Lemnalia flava
German:: Bäumchenweichkoralle
English:: Formosan Soft Coral

Category:: Soft Corals

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Nephtheidae (Family) > Lemnalia (Genus) > flava (Species)
Initial determination:: (May, ), 1898

Occurrence:: East Africa, Mozambique, Taiwan, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 28 - 31 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 26,5 °F (22°C - 26,5°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Dissolved organic substances, Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Lemnalia acutispiculata
Lemnalia africana
Lemnalia amabilis
Lemnalia bantayensis
Lemnalia benayahui
Lemnalia bournei
Lemnalia carnosa
Lemnalia cervicornis
Lemnalia crassicaulis
Lemnalia digitata
Lemnalia elegans
Lemnalia exilis
Lemnalia faustinoi
Lemnalia flava
Bäumchenweichkoralle
Lemnalia fragilis
Lemnalia gracilis
Lemnalia grandispina
Lemnalia humesi
Lemnalia jukesii
Lemnalia laevis
Lemnalia longiramus
Lemnalia madagascarensis
Lemnalia nitida
Lemnalia peristyla
Lemnalia philippinensis
Lemnalia rhabdota
Lemnalia scasa
Lemnalia squamifera
Lemnalia tenuis
Lemnalia terminalis
Lemnalia tixierae
Lemnalia umbellata
Lemnalia zimmeri

More related species in this lexicon:

Lemnalia sp. 01
Bäumchenweichkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-10-16 10:55:30
Last edit:: 2018-10-16 15:02:30

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Very special thanks for the first photo of Lemnalia flava to Prof. Dr. Yehuda Benayahu, Israel.

Scientific paper

Lemnaflavoside, a New Diterpene Glycoside from the Soft Coral Lemnalia flava, Rudi, Amira; Levi, Sharon; Benayahu, Yehuda; Kashman, Yoel , 2002

External links

Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean: VI. The Alcyonacea (Octocorallia) of Mozambique, with a discussion on soft coral distribution on south equatorial East African reef (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Lemnaflavoside, a new diterpene glycoside from the soft coral Lemnalia flava (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Nardosinane sesquiterpenoids from the Formosan soft coral Lemnalia flava. (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Parasitic Copepods: Enemies of Soft Corals, False Corals, Gorgonians, Anemones, Zoanthids, and Tridacna Clams (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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