Cyphastrea decadia Lesser Knob Coral

Cyphastrea decadia is commonly referred to as Lesser Knob Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 1982
AphiaID:: 288920

Scientific:: Cyphastrea decadia
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Lesser Knob Coral

Category:: Koralowce twarde LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Cyphastrea (Genus) > decadia (Species)
Initial determination:: Moll & Best, 1984

Occurrence:: Australia, Cambodia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna
Sea depth:: 3 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-07-24 22:54:23
Last edit:: 2023-12-29 08:34:33

Captive breeding / propagation

Cyphastrea decadia daje się rozmnażać i w handlu dostępne są zwierzta z hodowli. Bądź człowiekiem, ulżyj środowisku i kup zwierzę z hodowli, zamiast z odłowu.

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Moll & Best, 1984

Description: Colonies are branching, with Acropora-like axial corallites. On upper reef slopes, colonies have compact branches; on soft substrates, branches are more open and colonies are fragile. Primary septa vary from 10 to 12 in number. Costae are usually weakly developed.
Color: Brown, grey or cream.
Habitat: A wide range of reef environments, especially lagoons.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar Species: None.

Synonyms:
Cyphastrea agassizi
Cyphastrea chalcidicum
Cyphastrea decadia
Cyphastrea hexasepta
Cyphastrea japonica
Cyphastrea microphthalma
Cyphastrea ocellina
Cyphastrea serailia

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Cyphastrea (Genus) > Cyphastrea decadia (Species)

External links

Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
New scleractinian corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the Spermonde Archipelago, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (en). Abgerufen am 29.12.2023.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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