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Zoanthus durbanensis Durban zoanthid

Zoanthus durbanensis is commonly referred to as Durban zoanthid. 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 Dr. Angus H.H. Macdonald, Südafrika


Courtesy of the author Dr. Angus H.H. Macdonald, Südafrika

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lexID:
12421 
AphiaID:
220522 
Scientific:
Zoanthus durbanensis 
German:
Krustenanemone 
English:
Durban Zoanthid 
Category:
Anémones coloniales 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Zoanthidae (Family) > Zoanthus (Genus) > durbanensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Carlgren, 1938 
Occurrence:
Mozambique, South-Africa 
Sea depth:
- 2,5 Meter 
Size:
up to 0.39" (1 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 20,5 °F (°C - 20,5°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Dustfood , Zooplankton, 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) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-09-21 19:40:15 

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The zoanthid is very similar to Z. natalensis, being short and squat / height roughly equal to width).
Zoanthus durbanensis has a thick Coenenchyme.
Column podery, tentacles green to chocoltae brown, the polyps are never completetly withdrawn, always visible.
The Polyps are 10mm tall and 8mm in diamter.

Habitat: The Durban zoanthid grows on exposed intertidal rocks; never sand embedded!

External links

  1. Ecological studies on the shores on Mozambique. 1. The fauna of intertidal rocks at Inhaca Island, Delagoa Bay (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Molecular revision of Zoantharia (Anthozoa Hexacorallia) on the east Coast of South Africa (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Possible synonymies of Zoanthus (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) species on the east coast of South Africa with Pacific congeners (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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