Psammocora exesa Stony Coral

Psammocora exesa is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:: 2168
AphiaID:: 287938

Scientific:: Psammocora exesa
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Coraux durs LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Psammocoridae (Family) > Psammocora (Genus) > exesa (Species)
Initial determination:: Dana, 1846

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Banda Sea, Bunaken, Cebu ((Philippines), Celebes Sea, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Micronesia, Oceania, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: moyen

CITES:

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

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-03-17 10:47:54
Last edit:: 2024-05-05 18:48:36

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Psammocora exesa

As a rule, this coral is not as demanding in terms of light and water as its small polyp counterparts, but should also be provided with nutrient-poor water and sufficient lighting.

However, it does not have to be exposed to light but can also be established near the bottom.

We have only seen this species once in many years.

Similar Species: Coscinaraea columna. Psammocora digitata has a similar growth-form but much finer corallites.

Synonyms:
Coscinaraea exaesa (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Coscinaraea exesa (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Coscinastrea exaesa (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Psammocora (Stephanaria) exesa Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination

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