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Dipsastraea speciosa knob coral

Dipsastraea speciosa is commonly referred to as knob coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Copyright Dr. Gerry Allen, Foto Papau-Neuguinea, “From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:
1814 
AphiaID:
758219 
Scientific:
Dipsastraea speciosa 
German:
Hirnkoralle 
English:
Knob Coral 
Category:
Sten koraller LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Dipsastraea (Genus) > speciosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dana, ), 1846 
Occurrence:
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, South-Africa, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-04-12 19:41:03 

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Dipsastraea speciosa (Dana, 1846)

Infos from AIMS:
Characters: Colonies are massive. Corallites are circular and closely compacted in shallow water, more widely spaced in deeper water. Septa are fine, numerous and regular. Paliform lobes are usually poorly developed.

Synonymised names:
Astraea speciosa Dana, 1846 (basionym, new combination)
Favia speciosa (Dana, 1846) (previous combination)

External links

  1. Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Dr. Gerry Allen, Foto Papau-Neuguinea, “From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”
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