Stylophora madagascarensis

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Stylophora madagascarensis. Madagascar. Colonies in lagoons have loner branches then those exposed to strong wave action, but otherwise this species shows little environment-correlated variation. Phot

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AphiaID:: 287777

Scientific:: Stylophora madagascarensis
German:: Mörserkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Sten koraller SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Pocilloporidae (Family) > Stylophora (Genus) > madagascarensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron, 2000

Occurrence:: Madagascar
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Food:: Plankton, Zooxantheller/Lys
Tank:: ~ 200 Liter
Difficulty:: Average

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

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-04-05 19:11:47
Last edit:: 2011-04-05 19:11:47

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Stylophora madagascarensis
Veron, 2000

Similar Species: Stylophora subseriata, which does not have closely compact branches and has less crowded corallites. See also S. pistillata, which has thicker, less compact branches.

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Australian Institute of Marine Species (en)

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