Acrozoanthus australiae Stick Polyp, Tree Stick Polyp, Tree Anemone, Encrusting Stick Anemone

Acrozoanthus australiae is commonly referred to as Stick Polyp, Tree Stick Polyp, Tree Anemone, Encrusting Stick Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

2903 

AphiaID:

289339 

Scientific:

Acrozoanthus australiae 

German:

Australische Krustenanemone, Baumanemone 

English:

Stick Polyp, Tree Stick Polyp, Tree Anemone, Encrusting Stick Anemone 

Category:

Anémones coloniales 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Zoantharia (Order) > Zoanthidae (Family) > Acrozoanthus (Genus) > australiae (Species) 

Initial determination:

Saville-Kent, 1893 

Occurrence:

Anilao, Australia, Bali, Great Barrier Reef, Lembeh Strait, Moluccas, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Northern Territory (Australia), Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, Taiwan, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0,5 - 3 Meter 

Habitats:

Bays, Coastal waters, Epibiont (living on other organisms), Mud flat, Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.79" (2 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Acrozoanthus australiae
  Australische Krustenanemone, Baumanemone

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-10-02 00:07:16 

Last edit:

2025-10-12 14:33:27 

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Poison

Attention! Acrozoanthus australiae possède un venin nocif pour votre santé. Normalement les espèces de cette catégorie n’émettent pas de danger pour vous. Lisez bien les informations et les commentaires des utilisateurs qui possèdent Acrozoanthus australiae pour pouvoir mieux évaluer une possibilité de danger. Soyez prudents avec Acrozoanthus australiae. Chaque humain réagit différemment sur des venins. Si vous pensez d'avoir été en contact avec le venin consultez un médecin ou un centre antipoison. Le numéro des centres A
s
antipoison sont trouvables ici: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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