Oulophyllia bennettae Intermediate valley coral

Oulophyllia bennettae is commonly referred to as Intermediate valley coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Oulophyllia bennettae. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. A large dome-shaped colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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

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lexID:: 2296
AphiaID:: 288394

Scientific:: Oulophyllia bennettae
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Intermediate Valley Coral

Category:: Sten koraller LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Oulophyllia (Genus) > bennettae (Species)
Initial determination:: (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, ), 1977

Occurrence:: Eritrea, American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, China, Djibouti, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Naoero (Nauru), New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 76.46 °F - 84.02 °F (24.7°C - 28.9°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-07-08 22:23:37
Last edit:: 2026-08-11 15:47:48

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Oulophyllia bennettae (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977)

The following infos are from AIMS Website. Characters: Colonies are massive with large angular corallites, which may have up to three columellae. Septa are widely spaced, with large rounded teeth and some development of paliform lobes. Fore more Infos and Picutres click to the Link to AIMS Website.

Synonymised names
Favites bennettae Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.

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Oulophyllia bennettae. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. A large dome-shaped colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

Oulophyllia bennettae,Sulawesi Utara, ID 2024

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Chrysokoll
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am 02.07.08#1

Auch in stärkerer Strömung bildet Sie keine langen Tentakeln aus (zu mindestens nicht bei mir), auch habe ich nie Kampftentakeln beobachten können.

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