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Korsaranthus natalensis Spinnaker Anemone, Candy-striped Anemone

Korsaranthus natalensis is commonly referred to as Spinnaker Anemone, Candy-striped Anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Korsaranthus natalensis, Port Elzabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
8725 
AphiaID:
290261 
Scientific:
Korsaranthus natalensis 
German:
Candy-striped Anemone 
English:
Spinnaker Anemone, Candy-striped Anemone 
Category:
Anemoni 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Actiniidae (Family) > Korsaranthus (Genus) > natalensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Carlgren, ), 1938 
Occurrence:
KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), South-Africa 
Sea depth:
1 - 15 Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Non adatto agli acquari! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-09 14:01:57 

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Korsaranthus natalensis (Carlgren, 1938)

This anemone preys on octocorals and lives endemic in South Africa, from False Bay to Durban.

Depth: 10 to 30 meters.

Color: red or orange with white stripes.

Synonymised names
Condylactis natalensis Carlgren, 1938 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Korsaranthus natalensis, Port Elzabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Korsaranthus natalensis, Port Elzabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Korsaranthus natalensis, Port Elzabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Korsaranthus natalensis,castle pinnacles Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2026_(CC-BY-SA)

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