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Discosoma carlgreni Forked-tentacle Corallimorpharian, False Coral, Coral Anemone

Discosoma carlgreni is commonly referred to as Forked-tentacle Corallimorpharian, False Coral, Coral Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Facile. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Dan Schofield, UK

Discosoma carlgreni,9HGJ+372, West Bay, Cayman Islands 2023 (CC BY)


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lexID:
3601 
AphiaID:
289830 
Scientific:
Discosoma carlgreni 
German:
Carlgrens Discosoma 
English:
Forked-tentacle Corallimorpharian, False Coral, Coral Anemone 
Category:
Corallimorfari 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Corallimorpharia (Order) > Discosomidae (Family) > Discosoma (Genus) > carlgreni (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Watzl, ), 1922 
Occurrence:
Bermuda, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, USA 
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 - 1,12 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.57" - 3.15" (4cm - 8cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Dissolved organic substances, Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
Difficulty:
Facile 
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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More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-15 19:59:17 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Discosoma carlgreni (Watzl, 1922)

Synonymised names
Paradiscosoma carlgreni (Watzl, 1922) · unaccepted
Rhodactis carlgreni Watzl, 1922 · unaccepted



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