Goniopora pandoraensis stony coral

Goniopora pandoraensis is commonly referred to as stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Goniopora pandoraensis. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Adjacent colonies with polyps of different colours. 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:: 4431
AphiaID:: 288275

Scientific:: Goniopora pandoraensis
German:: Margeritenkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Coraux durs LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Poritidae (Family) > Goniopora (Genus) > pandoraensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron & Pichon, 1982

Occurrence:: Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Indonesia, Java, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Timor, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna
Sea depth:: 2 - 14 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton
Tank:: 54.99 gal (~ 250L)
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:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-06-27 08:56:26
Last edit:: 2012-06-27 08:56:26

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

Characters: Colonies consist of small branching columns, usually oval in transverse section. Corallites have thick walls and septa. Six thick paliform lobes form a crown.

Colour: Dark grey-brown with white mouths and tentacle tips.

Habitat: Shallow turbid reef environments.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

Similar species: Goniopora columna , Goniopora eclipsensis