Astraeosmilia connata Large Polyp Coral

Astraeosmilia connata is commonly referred to as Large Polyp Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3952 

AphiaID:

762424 

Scientific:

Astraeosmilia connata 

German:

großpolypige Steinkoralle 

English:

Large Polyp Coral 

Category:

Koralowce twarde LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Astraeosmilia (Genus) > connata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Ortmann, 1892 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Comores, Gulf of Aden, Madagascar, Mauritius, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, Tansania, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, the Seychelles 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

Difficulty:

Średnio trudny 

Offspring:

Easy to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

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

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Astraeosmilia connata
  großpolypige Steinkoralle
• 
  Astraeosmilia curvata
  Fingerkoralle
• 
  Astraeosmilia maxima
  Hirnkoralle
• 
  Astraeosmilia tumida
  Fingerkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-12-08 14:42:52 

Last edit:

2022-11-06 21:14:01 

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