Mussismilia hispida stony coral

Mussismilia hispida is commonly referred to as stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Mussismilia hispida. Brazil. Variation in corallite structure and colour. 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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AphiaID:: 290423

Scientific:: Mussismilia hispida
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Sten koraller LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Mussismilia (Genus) > hispida (Species)
Initial determination:: (Verrill, ), 1902

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:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 54.99 gal (~ 250L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Mussismilia leptophylla
Hirnkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-04-15 14:19:04
Last edit:: 2021-04-02 16:28:25

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Verrill, 1902

Characters: Colonies are massive, less than 0.5 metres across and usually flattened. Corallites are rounded, with thick walls, and are 10-15 millimetres diameter. Septa of living colonies have rounded, bead-like dentations.

Colour: Browns and greys, usually with differently coloured corallite walls and centres, commonly with radial stripes.

Habitat: Shallow water, tolerant of turbid environments.

Abundance: Common.

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Multiple Symbiodinium Strains Are Hosted by the Brazilian Endemic Corals Mussismilia spp (en). Abgerufen am 02.04.2021.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 02.04.2021.
Two invasive alien azooxanthellate corals, Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis, dominate the native zooxanthellate Mussismilia hispida in Brazil (en). Abgerufen am 03.10.2022.

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Mussismilia hispida. Brazil. Variation in corallite structure and colour. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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