Lobophyllia erythraea Stony Coral

Lobophyllia erythraea is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Symphyllia erythraea. Red Sea. The typical appearance of a colony. 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:: 2477
AphiaID:: 888142

Scientific:: Lobophyllia erythraea
German:: Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stenkoraller - LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Lobophyllia (Genus) > erythraea (Species)
Initial determination:: (Klunzinger, ), 1879

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Comores, East Africa, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tansania, the Seychelles, Yemen, Zanzibar
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 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: 3 - Ganska enkel
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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2008-03-26 19:54:37
Last edit:: 2021-01-05 21:57:32

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Symphyllia erythraea
Klunzinger, 1879

Similar Species: Acanthastrea hillae also has a tendency to form valleys with multiple centres. See also A. ishigakiensis.

Knows species:
Symphyllia radians
Symphyllia recta

Synonyms:
Acanthastrea erythraea (Klunzinger, 1879)
Isophyllia erythraea Klunzinger, 1879

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Symphyllia (Genus) > Symphyllia erythraea (Species)

External links

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

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Symphyllia erythraea. Red Sea. The typical appearance of a colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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