Paralcyonium spinulosum Blue soft coral

Paralcyonium spinulosum is commonly referred to as Blue soft coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Paralcyonium spinulosum (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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Scientific:: Paralcyonium spinulosum
German:: Weichkoralle
English:: Blue Soft Coral

Category:: Soft Corals

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Paralcyoniidae (Family) > Paralcyonium (Genus) > spinulosum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Delle Chiaje, ), 1822

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Balearic Islands, Croatia, Italy, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Northeast Atlantic, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea)
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:: 25 - 100 Meter
Habitats:: Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Under rocks, Underwater volcanoes
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown