Leptopsammia pruvoti Sunset Cup Coral

Leptopsammia pruvoti is commonly referred to as Sunset Cup Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: pas pour les débutants. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3875 

AphiaID:

135193 

Scientific:

Leptopsammia pruvoti 

German:

Kelchkoralle 

English:

Sunset Cup Coral 

Category:

Coraux durs LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Leptopsammia (Genus) > pruvoti (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897 

Occurrence:

European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

15 - 440 Meter 

Size:

up to 0.79" (2 cm) 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 77 °F (18°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Dustfood , Lobster eggs, Plankton 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

pas pour les débutants 

Offspring:

Easy to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

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

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Leptopsammia britannica
• Leptopsammia chevalieri
• Leptopsammia columna
• Leptopsammia crassa
• Leptopsammia formosa
• Leptopsammia poculum
• 
  Leptopsammia pruvoti
  Kelchkoralle
• Leptopsammia queenslandiae
• Leptopsammia stokesiana
• 
  Leptopsammia trinitatis
  Kelchkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-10-20 13:07:38 

Last edit:

2011-10-20 13:07:38 

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