Enallopsammia profunda Deepwater stony coral

Enallopsammia profunda is commonly referred to as Deepwater stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10483 

AphiaID:

157965 

Scientific:

Enallopsammia profunda 

German:

Steinkoralle 

English:

Deepwater Stony Coral 

Category:

Stony Corals SPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Enallopsammia (Genus) > profunda (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pourtalès, ), 1868 

Occurrence:

Florida, the Caribbean, USA 

Sea depth:

430 - 2286 Meter 

Size:

up to 39.37" (100 cm) 

Temperature:

3,2 °F - 15,6 °F (3,2°C - 15,6°C) 

Food:

azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Marine snow, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

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:

• 
  Enallopsammia profunda
  Steinkoralle
• Enallopsammia pusilla
• 
  Enallopsammia rostrata
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-02-27 17:34:28 

Last edit:

2024-11-14 18:50:56 

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