Astreopora incrustans Astreopora incrustans

Astreopora incrustans is commonly referred to as Astreopora incrustans. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Astreopora incrustans. Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Being overgrown by A. myriophthalma. 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:: 4161
AphiaID:: 207131

Scientific:: Astreopora incrustans
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Astreopora Incrustans

Category:: Koralowce twarde LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Astreopora (Genus) > incrustans (Species)
Initial determination:: Bernard, 1896

Occurrence:: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Tuvalu
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:: 1 - 10 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Średnio trudny
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-25 11:37:34
Last edit:: 2020-10-03 15:49:22

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Astreopora incrustans are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Astreopora incrustans, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Astreopora incrustans, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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

Astreopora incrustans
Bernard, 1896

Characters: Colonies are flat, encrusting and commonly over one metre across. They are irregularly shaped, sometimes forming short columns and tubes. The coenosteum is coarse.

Colour: Dark green, brown or grey.

Habitat: Rocky foreshores, in shallow water.

Abundance: Rare in the tropics but sometimes common in subtropical Japan.

Similar species: Astreopora moretonensis

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Yabe, Sugiyama and Eguchi (1936). Additional identification guide: Nishihira and Veron (1995).

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 03.10.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 03.10.2020.

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Astreopora incrustans. Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Being overgrown by A. myriophthalma. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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