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Yamazatum iubatum Soft Coral

Yamazatum iubatum is 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. Dr. Yehuda Benayahu, Israel

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lexID:
12321 
AphiaID:
1288377 
Scientific:
Yamazatum iubatum 
German:
Weichkoralle 
English:
Soft Coral 
Category:
Soft Corals 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Xeniidae (Family) > Yamazatum (Genus) > iubatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
Benayahu, 2010 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, Japan, Okinawa, The Ryukyu Islands 
Sea depth:
8 - 27 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.97" (3,5cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 84.2 °F (23°C - 29°C) 
Food:
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:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-06-20 18:05:50 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Source:
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/galaxea/12/2/12_2_53/_pdf
A new genus of a soft coral of the family Xeniidae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from Japan
Yehuda BENAYAHU
Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies 12: 53-64（2010）

External links

  1. Erstbeschreibung Yamazatum iubatum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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