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Mycetophyllia ferox Rough Cactus Coral

Mycetophyllia ferox is commonly referred to as Rough Cactus Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Mycetophyllia ferox. Caribbean. Forming a thin plate. 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:
4297 
AphiaID:
290426 
Scientific:
Mycetophyllia ferox 
German:
Raue Kaktuskoralle 
English:
Rough Cactus Coral 
Category:
Sten koraller LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Mycetophyllia (Genus) > ferox (Species) 
Initial determination:
Wells, 1973 
Occurrence:
Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, West-Atlantic Ocean 
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:
10 - 40 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
9.06" - 10.63" (23cm - 27cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 29,2 °F (°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
54.99 gal (~ 250L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Critically endangered (CR) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-12 13:42:54 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Mycetophyllia ferox Wells, 1973

Characters: Colonies are thin, weakly attached plates with interconnecting, slightly sinuous narrow valleys. Corallite centres are usually in single rows. Columellae are rudimentary or absent.

Colour: Greys and browns are the most common with valleys and walls of contrasting colours.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

Synonymised names
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana f. ferox Wells, 1973 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Mycetophyllia ferox. Caribbean. Forming a thin plate. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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Mycetophyllia ferox,Bocas del Toro, PA 2023

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