Acropora aspera

Acropora asperais commonly referred to as Acropora aspera or Green Staghorn Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Acropora aspera
German:: Geweihkoralle
English:: Acropora Aspera Or Green Staghorn Coral

Category:: Sten koraller SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > aspera (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dana, ), 1846

Sea depth:: 0 - 65 Meter
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Tank:: ~ 200 Liter
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Easy 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 19:55:08
Last edit:: 2019-02-28 19:30:14

Captive breeding / propagation

Acropora aspera is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Acropora aspera, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Similar Species: Acropora ocellata, which has longer branches and more elongate radial corallites. See also A. chesterfieldensis and A. bushyensis.

Synonyms:
Acropora hebes (Dana, 1846)
Acropora yaeyamaensis Eguchi & Shirai, 1977
Madrepora (Eumadrepora) aspera Dana, 1846
Madrepora (Eumadrepora) manni Quelch, 1886
Madrepora (Lepidocyathus) cribripora Dana, 1846
Madrepora (Lepidocyathus) hebes Dana, 1846
Madrepora (Lepidocyathus) hebes var. labiosa Brook, 1893
Madrepora aspera Dana, 1846
Madrepora cribripora Dana, 1846
Madrepora hebes Dana, 1846
Madrepora hebes var. labiosa Brook, 1893
Madrepora manni Quelch, 1886

External links

Acropora cataloque - Staghorn Corlas of the World (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
Frühe transkriptionelle Veränderungen in der riffbildenden Koralle Acropora aspera als Reaktion auf thermischen und Nährstoffstress (en). Abgerufen am 30.03.2021.
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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