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Isopora brueggemanni Stony Coral

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


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lexID:
5421 
AphiaID:
730688 
Scientific:
Isopora brueggemanni 
German:
kleinpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
Koralowce twarde SPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Isopora (Genus) > brueggemanni (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Brook, ), 1893 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, Admiralty Islands, American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Comores, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands), Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Réunion , Rodriguez, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
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 - 15 Meter 
Size:
up to 19.69" (50 cm) 
Temperature:
79.16 °F - 84.74 °F (26.2°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
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) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-02-18 13:05:00 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Acropora brueggemanni
(Brook, 1893)

New name:Isopora brueggemanni

Characters: Colonies are prostrate or irregularly branched. Branches taper towards their ends. There may be one or more axial corallites which are almost immersed. Radial corallites are smooth and rounded. The coenosteum is smooth and composed of fine spinules with elaborated tips.

Colour: Pale or dark brown with pale corallites.

Habitat: Shallow water, especially exposed upper reef slopes and sand flats.

Abundance: Common.

Similar species: Acropora cylindrica , Acropora hemprichii , Acropora schmitti , Acropora togianensis

Taxonomic note: This species is divisible into several smaller semi-distinct taxonomic units. Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Veron and Wallace (1984), Wallace (1999). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

Synonyme:
Acropora (Isopora) brueggemanni (Brook, 1891)
Acropora brueggemanni (Brook, 1891)
Acropora brueggemanni var. uncinata (Brook, 1893)
Acropora meridiana Nemenzo, 1971
Madrepora (Tylopora) brueggemanni Brook, 1891
Madrepora (Tylopora) brueggemanni var. uncinata Brook, 1893
Madrepora brueggemanni Brook, 1891
Madrepora brueggemanni var. uncinata Brook, 1893

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 18.02.2023.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 18.02.2023.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 18.02.2023.

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Acropora brueggemanni. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Branch surface. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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