Cupressopathes pumila Cupressopathes pumila

Cupressopathes pumila is commonly referred to as Cupressopathes pumila. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Marzia Bo, Italien

Courtesy of the author Dr. Marzia Bo, Italien

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Scientific:: Cupressopathes pumila
German:: Schwarze Koralle
English:: Cupressopathes Pumila

Category:: Gorgonie

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Myriopathidae (Family) > Cupressopathes (Genus) > pumila (Species)
Initial determination:: (Brook, ), 1889

Occurrence:: Ambon, Bunaken, Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands, Pakistan, Sulawesi, Sumatra, the Seychelles, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 20 - 167 Meter
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Invertebrates, Marine snow, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Solo per acquariofili esperti
Offspring:: Possible to breed
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:

Cupressopathes abies
Schwarze Koralle
Cupressopathes gracilis
Schwarze Koralle
Cupressopathes paniculata
Cupressopathes pumila
Schwarze Koralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-07-10 18:02:26
Last edit:: 2018-07-11 19:02:42

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Very special thanks for the first photo of Cupressopathes pumila (Brook, 1889) to Marzia Bo, Ph.D. from Italy!

Dr. Bo has taken this photo in the Bunaken Marine Park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, between 20 and 30 m depth, the water temperature was around 26 °C.

Black corals normaly feed on zooplankton, but not exclusively!
Have a brief look to the publications underneath this information:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256487019_First_description_of_algal_mutualistic_endosymbiosis_in_a_black_coral_Anthozoa_Antipitharia
First description of algal mutualistic endosymbiosis in a black coral (Anthozoa: Antipitharia)

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/10/19/rspb.2010.1681
Azooxanthellate? Most Hawaiiian black corals contain Symbiodinium!

Synonym: Antipathes pumila Brook, 1889

External links

Ultrastructural investigation of the sexual reproduction of some members of the black coral: A review (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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