Agaricia humilis

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Agaricia humilis (c) “From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

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lexID:: 4096
AphiaID:: 287914

Scientific:: Agaricia humilis
German:: Großpoylypige Steinkoralle
English:: Lowrelief Lettuce Coral

Category:: Coraux durs LPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Agaricia (Genus) > humilis (Species)
Initial determination:: Verrill, 1902

Occurrence:: Jamaica, Barbados, Costa Rica, Haiti, Sint Eustatius and Saba, United States Minor Outlying Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, Anguilla, Antigua et Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivie, Caraïbes, Colombie, Curaçao, Dominique, Floride, golfe du Mexique, Honduras, îles Caïmans, Îles Turques et Caïques, Îles Vierges britanniques, Kuba, La Grenade, Montserrat, Nicaragua , Panama, Republique dominicaine, Saint Kitts et Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, St. Vincent et les Grenadines, Trinité-et-Tobago, USA
Sea depth:: 5 - 20 Meter
Size:: 25 cm - 50 cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Food:: nourriture ultra fine, plancton, zooxanthelles/ lumière
Tank:: ~ 100 Liter
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:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-06 17:17:04
Last edit:: 2018-01-28 22:03:49

Élevages

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

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

Characters: Colonies are encrusting to submassive. Corallites are deep, monocentric or with 2-3 centres together. Centres are separated by collines of irregular height and which run in irregular directions. Long and short septo-costae clearly alternate.

Colour: Uniform tan or mottled yellow-brown, sometimes with green mouths.

Habitat: Most reef environments except shallow lagoons.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Agaricia agaricites

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: van Moorsel (1983). Additional identification guide: Humann (1993).

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