Acropora solitaryensis

Acropora solitaryensisis commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Acropora solitaryensis
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Sten koraller SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > solitaryensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron & Wallace, 1984

Sea depth:: 5 - 25 Meter
Size:: bis zu 35cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Tank:: ~ 300 Liter
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Possible to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-10 17:12:33
Last edit:: 2020-01-05 18:38:39

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Acropora solitaryensis
Veron and Wallace, 1984

Similar Species: Acropora natalensis and A. branchi. See also A. glauca, which has a similar growth-form but has rounded peripheral corallites and indistinct axial corallites. Acropora divaricata and A. stoddarti may have similar corallites; the former seldom forms flat plates, the latter always does. Colonies in some exposed habitats resemble A. irregularis.

External links

Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
Green Acropora solitaryensis being exported from Australia (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.

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