Hydnophora rigida Horn Coral

Hydnophora rigida is commonly referred to as Horn 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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Scientific:: Hydnophora rigida
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Horn Coral

Category:: Koralowce twarde LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Hydnophora (Genus) > rigida (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dana, ), 1846

Occurrence:: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, The Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam
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 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-24 08:36:30
Last edit:: 2022-01-16 17:42:20

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Hydnophora rigida
Dana, 1846

Description: Colonies are composed of irregular, usually flattened branches with or without encrusting bases. Monticules are usually fused into ridges down branch sides. Main branches are 7-12 millimetres thick.

Similar Species: Hydnophora grandis, especially where colonies are exposed to wave action.

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Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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am 10.12.16#1

Dankbarer Pflegling unter starker Beleuchtung. Fängt offensichtlich tagsüber über seine Polypen etwas Futter bei Gelegenheit. Eine aktive Zufütterung erfolgt jedoch nicht. Auffallende starke Nesselkraft: berührt man die Koralle aus Versehen kurz mit den Innenseiten der Unterarme brennt die Haut wie bei Kontakt mit einer Brennessel.

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