Porites australiensis

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Porites australiensis. Tanzania. Variation in surface detail of colonies in shallow water. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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Scientific:: Porites australiensis
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony corals

Category:: Coraux durs SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Poritidae (Family) > Porites (Genus) > australiensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Vaughan, 1918

Occurrence:: Australie, barrière de récif, Mer de corail, Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Food:: plancton, zooxanthelles/ lumière
Tank:: ~ 150 Liter
Difficulty:: pas pour les débutants

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

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-10-16 11:46:59
Last edit:: 2007-05-08 14:15:39

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Porites australiensis
Vaughan, 1918

Colonies are hemispherical to helmet-shaped and may be large. The surface is smooth or has irregular humps and nodules. Similar species: Porites lobata. Calice characters are closest to P. myrmidonensis.

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