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Mussismilia braziliensis Stony coral

Mussismilia braziliensis is commonly referred to as Stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Mussismilia braziliensis. Brazil. The common appearance of a massive 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:
4312 
AphiaID:
290421 
Scientific:
Mussismilia braziliensis 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
Sten koraller LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Mussismilia (Genus) > braziliensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verrill, ), 1868 
Occurrence:
Abrolhos Archipelago, Brazil, Endemic species, Trindade and Martim Vaz 
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 - 30 Meter 
Size:
314.96" - 393.7" (800cm - 1000cm) 
Temperature:
69.8 °F - 82.4 °F (21°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
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:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-04-02 16:32:47 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Verrill, 1867

Characters: Colonies are massive, usually forming large domes on reef tops. Corallites are cerioid, tightly compacted, irregular in shape and 8-10 millimetres diameter. Septa of living colonies have rounded, bead-like dentations.

Colour: Various combinations of blue-grey, green and yellow.

Habitat: Shallow or subtidal reef environments.

Abundance: Common.

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. EDGE (Coral Reef Species Information) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Multiple Symbiodinium Strains Are Hosted by the Brazilian Endemic Corals Mussismilia spp (en). Abgerufen am 02.04.2021.
  4. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 02.04.2021.

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Mussismilia braziliensis. Brazil. The common appearance of a massive colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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