Millepora complanata

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Platten-Feuerkoralle, Millepora complanata
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lexID:: 5383
AphiaID:: 287421

Scientific:: Millepora complanata
German:: Blättrige Feuerkoralle
English:: Bladed Fire Coral

Category:: Hydroider
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Anthoathecata (Order) > Milleporidae (Family) > Millepora (Genus) > complanata (Species)
Initial determination:: Lamarck, 1816

Occurrence:: Guatemala, Columbia, Panama, Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Caribien, Florida, Honduras, Mexikanske golf, Mexiko (Øst Pacific), Nicaragua
Sea depth:: 0 - 107 Meter
Size:: bis zu 50cm
Temperature:: 20°C - 28°C
Food:: Carnivore, Plankton, zooplankton, Zooxantheller/Lys
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Millepora alcicornis
Elchgeweih Feuerkoralle
Millepora boschmai
Feuerkoralle
Millepora braziliensis
Feuerkorallle
Millepora complanata
Blättrige Feuerkoralle
Millepora dichotoma
Gitter-Feuerkoralle
Millepora exaesa
Feuerkoralle
Millepora foveolata
Millepora intricata
Feuerkoralle
Millepora laboreli
Millepora latifolia
Millepora nitida
Feuerkoralle
Millepora nodulosa
Millepora platyphylla
Platten-Feuerkoralle
Millepora squarrosa
Feuerkoralle
Millepora tenera
Feuerkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-03 08:14:52
Last edit:: 2020-03-14 16:49:09

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Millepora complanata has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose any danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Millepora complanata in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Millepora complanata. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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Husbandry

Millepora complanata Lamarck, 1816

Colonies form thin, upright blades or plates that extend from an encrusting base. Colonies up to 50 cm. Outer edge of blades uneven with multiple extensions or short branches. The surface is smooth, covered with minute pores within which the polyps live. When the tiny polyps protrude, they appear as short, fine hairs.

Synonymised names:
Millepora alcicornis var. plicata Esper, 1790 (synonym)
Millepora sancta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (synonym)

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