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Leptastrea bottae stony coral

Leptastrea bottae is commonly referred to as stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Leptastrea bottae. Red Sea. Variation in corallite detail. 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:
4405 
AphiaID:
207476 
Scientific:
Leptastrea bottae 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
Sten koraller LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Scleractinia incertae sedis (Family) > Leptastrea (Genus) > bottae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Milne Edwards & Haime, ), 1849 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Banda Sea, Cebu ((Philippines), Celebes Sea, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gulf of Aden, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tahiti, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
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)) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-05-19 12:19:41 

Info

Characters: Colonies are massive to encrusting. Corallites are cylindrical, separated only by a groove. Septa are in three cycles, the longest being distinctive and exsert.
?Groove and tubercle? formations are sometimes well developed.

Colour: White or cream with darker calices.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Leptastrea inaequalis , Leptastrea transversa

External links

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

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Leptastrea bottae. Red Sea. Variation in corallite detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron
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