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Sclerophytum grandilobatum Soft Coral

Sclerophytum grandilobatumis commonly referred to as Soft 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.

Profilbild Urheber Prof. Michael Schleyer, Südafrika

Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean


Courtesy of the author Prof. Michael Schleyer, Südafrika . Please visit www.wiomsa.org for more information.

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lexID:
14947 
AphiaID:
1608869 
Scientific:
Sclerophytum grandilobatum 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Sarcophytidae (Family) > Sclerophytum (Genus) > grandilobatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verseveldt, ), 1980 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Central Pazific, East Africa, Gulf of Mannar , India, Indian Ocean, Mayotte, Mozambique, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Western Indian Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tides. 
Sea depth:
10 - 15 Meter 
Size:
7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Zooxanthellae / Light 
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:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-24 15:54:09 

Info

Despite various scientific sources there is unfortunately little interesting to report about Sclerophytum grandilobatum.
Size and color information is unfortunately completely missing, only one source gives an indication of the water depth of the species.
The distribution of the soft coral is probably much larger than stated so far.

Hints about a successful keeping and / or a reproduction are also missing so far.

Etymology. The epithet is derived from the Latin words "grandis" and "lobatus", referring to the "large lobe" of the coral.

Many thanks for the first photos of Sclerophytum grandilobatum go to Michael Schleyer from South Africa and Leen von Ofwegen, Netherlands!

Scientific paper

  1. A C-3 Methylated Isocembranoid and 10-Oxocembranoids from a Formosan Soft Coral, Sinularia grandilobata, Ahmed, Atallah F.; Tai, Shu-Hui; Wen, Zhi-Hong; Su, Jui-Hsin; Wu, Yang-Chang; Hu, Wan-Ping; Sheu, Jyh-Horng , 2008
  2. Sinugrandisterols A–D, trihydroxysteroids from the soft coral Sinularia grandilobata, Atallah F. Ahmed; Shu-Hui Tai; Yang-Chang Wu; Jyh-Horng Sheu, 2007

External links

  1. A revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) (en). Abgerufen am 01.07.2022.
  2. 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 reefs (en). Abgerufen am 01.07.2022.
  3. Cytotoxic Effect of the Genus Sinularia Extracts on Human SCC25 and HaCaT Cells (en). Abgerufen am 01.07.2022.
  4. Database on Coastal Information of Tamil Nadu (en). Abgerufen am 01.07.2022.
  5. Octocorallia from the Bismarck Sea (part II) (en). Abgerufen am 01.07.2022.
  6. The coral reefs of Bazaruto Island, Mozambique, with recommendations for their management. Western Indian Ocean (en). Abgerufen am 01.07.2022.
  7. THE SOFT CORALS OF MAYOTTE (en). Abgerufen am 01.07.2022.
  8. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 01.07.2022.

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Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean
Foto: Mayotte, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

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