Turbinaria stellulata Stony Coral, Cup Coral, Coral, Scroll Coral, Vase Coral, Turban Coral

Turbinaria stellulata is commonly referred to as Stony Coral, Cup Coral, Coral, Scroll Coral, Vase Coral, Turban Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

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lexID:: 1768
AphiaID:: 207510

Scientific:: Turbinaria stellulata
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral, Cup Coral, Coral, Scroll Coral, Vase Coral, Turban Coral

Category:: Coraux durs LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Turbinaria (Genus) > stellulata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1816

Occurrence:: Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Indian Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Northern Territory (Australia), Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Tasman Sea, the Kermadec Islands, Vietnam, Western Australia
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 2 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: moyen
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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-12-17 19:48:40
Last edit:: 2023-12-18 15:44:17

Élevages

Des élevages de Turbinaria stellulata sont possibles. Malheureusement il y en a pas assez pour le commerce. Si vous vous intéressez pour Turbinaria stellulata demandez a votre commerçant du élevage. Si vous avez déjà Turbinaria stellulata essayez vous même de faire un élevage! Vous pourriez aider au commerce et de protéger la nature.

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Turbinaria stellulata
Lamarck, 1816

Characters: Colonies are primarily encrusting. Corallites are thick walled, conical and average 2.5 millimetres diameter. Colour: Usually brown or green but may be a wide range of other colours. The coenosteum between corallites is usually darker than the corallite walls.

Similar Species: Small colonies are similar to those of Turbinaria radicalis. See also T. irregularis.

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.

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