Montipora samarensis

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lexID:: 2105
AphiaID:: 287724

Scientific:: Montipora samarensis
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Sten koraller SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Montipora (Genus) > samarensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Nemenzo, 1967

Occurrence:: Kiribati, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Nauru, Tuvalu, Admiralty Islands, Andamanhavet, Australien, Banggai øer, Bunaken, Fiji, Filippinerne, Guam, Indo Stillehavet, Indonesien, Japan, Malaysia, Marshall øerne, Mikronesien , Ny Guinea, Ny Kaledonien, Palau, Papua NeuGuinea , Ryukyu øerne, Salomonøerne, Singapore, Sulawesi, Sydkinesiske hav, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Togian, Vanuatu , Vestlige Stillehav
Sea depth:: 0 - 15 Meter
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Food:: Dissolved organic substances, Dissolved inorganic substances, Plankton, Zooxantheller/Lys
Tank:: ~ 200 Liter
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Easy to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Vulnerable (VU)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-12-30 19:38:51
Last edit:: 2018-11-07 18:42:47

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Montipora samarensis is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Montipora samarensis, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Characters: Colonies are clumps of thin (up to 6 mm thick) branches which may be irregularly fused or form compact thickets.
Corallites are immersed in distinctive pits.

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