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Dipsastraea albida knob coral

Dipsastraea albida is commonly referred to as knob coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Favia albidus. Red Sea. Corallite detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:
4383 
AphiaID:
758223 
Scientific:
Dipsastraea albida 
German:
Hirnkoralle 
English:
Knob Coral 
Category:
Coraux durs LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Dipsastraea (Genus) > albida (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Veron, ), 2000 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
moyen 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-04-12 17:04:36 

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Dipsastraea albida (Veron, 2000)

Characters: Colonies are massive, usually small. Corallites are crowded, usually circular and monocentric but rarely becoming elongate and polycentric. Septa are thickened over the corallite wall and exsert, with large teeth near the wall. Paliform lobes may form a crown around the columella. Columellae are small.

Colour: Usually pale brown.

Habitat: Upper reef slopes.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Favia matthaii

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (2002).

Synonymised names
Favia albida Veron, 2000 (original combination, basionym)
Favia albidus Veron, 2000 (original combination, basionym, wrong spelling)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Favia albidus. Red Sea. Corallite detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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