Acropora meridiana

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lexID:: 1514
AphiaID:: 430649

Scientific:: Acropora meridiana
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stoney Hard Coral

Category:: Stenkoraller - SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > meridiana (Species)
Initial determination:: (Brook, ), 1893

Occurrence:: Filippinerna, Papua Nya Guinea
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellen / Ljus
Tank:: ~ 200 Liter
Difficulty:: 4 - Medelsvår

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

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-05-22 14:32:00
Last edit:: 2007-05-08 14:49:09

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Colonies consist of a tangle of branches which are usually twisted into irregular shapes. Branchlets are uncommon. Axial corallites are tubular; incipient axial corallites occur irregularly. Radial corallites are irregular and immersed to tubular, giving branch surfaces a rough appearance. Colour: Grey or tan.

Similar species: None.

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