Oculina valenciennesi Ivory Tree Coral

Oculina valenciennesi is commonly referred to as Ivory Tree Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: pas pour les débutants. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Philippe & Guido T. Poppe, Philippinen

Oculina valenciennesi ©2010 Guido & Philippe Poppe - www.poppe-images.com/

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Scientific:: Oculina valenciennesi
German:: Kleinpolypische Steinkoralle
English:: Ivory Tree Coral

Category:: Coraux durs SPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Oculinidae (Family) > Oculina (Genus) > valenciennesi (Species)
Initial determination:: Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850

Occurrence:: Columbia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 1 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 54.99 gal (~ 250L)
Difficulty:: pas pour les débutants
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-04-04 21:52:38
Last edit:: 2013-04-04 21:52:38

Élevages

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

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We extend special thanks to Philippe & Guido T. Poppe von Poppe Images, Marine Iconography of the Philippines Archipelago who provided this excellent photo.

Characters: Colonies are thickets of pencil-thick branches. Corallites are widely spaced, up to 4 millimetres diameter. Septa are in two alternating cycles and form a paliform crown. Costae form fine striae over the coenosteum surface.

Colour: Yellow.

Habitat: Shallow rock substrates.

Abundance: Rare.

Source Corals of the World by Charlie J.E.N. Veron

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Poppe Images Photo Gallery (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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