Pectinia elongata stony coral

Pectinia elongata is commonly referred to as stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 288405

Scientific:: Pectinia elongata
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Koralowce twarde LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Pectinia (Genus) > elongata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rehberg, ), 1892

Occurrence:: Australia, Central Pazific, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
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))

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pectinia africanus
Pectinia alcicornis
Kamm-Koralle
Pectinia crassa
Großpolypige Steinkoralle
Pectinia elongata
Großpolypige Steinkoralle
Pectinia lactuca
Knüllpapierkoralle
Pectinia paeonia
Salatblatt-Koralle
Pectinia pygmaeus
Pectinia teres
Steinkoralle

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-09 14:00:58
Last edit:: 2013-05-09 14:00:58

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Rehberg, 1892

Pectinia elongata

Rehberg, 1892

Colonies are clusters of branch-like spires. Well developed colonies consist entirely of compact clusters of spires. Each spire has one or a few conspicuous corallite centres.

Colour: Pale brown or green.

Habitat: Lower reef slopes and sandy substrates, especially with turbid water

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Pectinia teres

Taxonomic note: Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1980).

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