Porites colonensis

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lexID:: 5619

Scientific:: Porites colonensis
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Honeycomb plate coral, hump coral

Category:: Coraux durs SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Poritidae (Family) > Porites (Genus) > colonensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Zlatarski, 1990

Occurrence:: Atlantique Ouest, Belize, Caraïbes, Colombie, Floride, Honduras, Mexique (Nord-est du Pacifique), Nicaragua , Panama
Size:: bis zu 200cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 28°C
Food:: plancton, zooxanthelles/ lumière
Tank:: ~ 1000 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))

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-06-11 23:09:04
Last edit:: 2013-06-11 23:09:04

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Zlatarski, 1990

Colonies are thin plates, sometimes in tiers. Surfaces of plates are smooth or undulating.

Colour: Brown with white polyps.

Habitat: Reef slopes.

Abundance: Locally common.

Text source: Corals of the World by Charlie J.E.N Veron

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