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Cespitularia erecta (uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)) ORA Efflatounaria, ORA Blue Cespitularia , ORA Purple Cespitularia

Cespitularia erecta (uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)) is commonly referred to as ORA Efflatounaria, ORA Blue Cespitularia , ORA Purple Cespitularia. Difficulty in the aquarium: Facile. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Michael Janes, USA


Courtesy of the author Dr. Michael Janes, USA

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lexID:
11040 
AphiaID:
288170 
Scientific:
Cespitularia erecta (uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)) 
German:
Aufrechte Cespitularia genus uncertain 
English:
ORA Efflatounaria, ORA Blue Cespitularia , ORA Purple Cespitularia 
Category:
Coralli molli 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Xeniidae (Family) > Cespitularia (Genus) > erecta (uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)) (Species) 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, Great Barrier Reef 
Sea depth:
24 - 28 Meter 
Size:
1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 26,8 °F (°C - 26,8°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Facile 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Cespitularia coerula
  • Cespitularia densa
  • Cespitularia erecta
  • Cespitularia exigua
  • Cespitularia hypotentaculata
  • Cespitularia infirmata
    Weichkoralle uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)
  • Cespitularia mantoni
  • Cespitularia mollis
  • Cespitularia multipinnata
  • Cespitularia quadriserta
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-07-19 19:18:31 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Macfadyen, 1936

Very special thanks for the first photo of Cespitularia erecta (uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)) to Dr. Michael P. Janes, Senior Aquatic Biologist, AquaTouch, Arizona, USA.
This coral is also called "ORA Efflatounaria", "ORA Blue Cespitularia" oder 2ORA Purple Cespitularia".

Cespitularia erecta (uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)) is an endemic soft coral that occurs in Australia, with tones of pink and purple, the polyps are significantly brighter, there are also examples in light brown with brown polyps and light pink with dark polyps.

Cespitularia erecta (uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)) is counted to the not pumping xenia sp. and can be easily confused with Efflatounaria soft corals.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Alcyoniina (Suborder) > Xeniidae (Family) > Cespitularia (Genus) > Cespitularia erecta (uncertain > unassessed (genus uncertain)) (Species)

External links

  1. Identification of Cultured Xeniids (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. ORA “Vargas Cespitularia” (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. ORA Unveils Latest Soft Coral, the Vargas Cespitularia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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