Solenosmilia variabilis Deepwater Branching Coral, Maculate Stony Coral

Solenosmilia variabilis is commonly referred to as Deepwater Branching Coral, Maculate Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10399 

AphiaID:

135168 

Scientific:

Solenosmilia variabilis 

German:

Großpolypige Steinkoralle 

English:

Deepwater Branching Coral, Maculate Stony Coral 

Category:

Coraux durs LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Caryophylliidae (Family) > Solenosmilia (Genus) > variabilis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Duncan, 1873 

Occurrence:

Suriname, Antarctica, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Azores, Brazil, Chile, Cook Islands, Corea, cosmopolitan species, Eastern Indian Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, European Coasts, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Guyana, Hawaii, Iceland, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kerguelen Islands, Martinique, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé e Principé, South America, South Orkney Islands, South Shetlands Island , South-Africa, Tasmania (Australia), The Bahamas, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, The Gulf of Guinea, the Kermadec Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Venezuela, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Bathypelagial
The bathypelagial ranges from 1000 to 4000 meters depth.
The pressure in this depth zone is up to approx. 400 bar (4,000 tons per square meter or 400 kg per square centimeter.
There is no light left, only fish and bacteria can produce light in the form of bioluminescence. 

Sea depth:

280 - 3465 Meter 

Size:

up to 4.33" (11 cm) 

Temperature:

0,62 °F - 26,4 °F (0,62°C - 26,4°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Pas pour l'aquarium! 

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:

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  Solenosmilia variabilis
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-01-30 20:45:58 

Last edit:

2020-04-07 12:04:18 

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