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Anacropora matthaii Matthai*s, False flower coral

Anacropora matthaii is commonly referred to as Matthai*s, False flower coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: 4 - Medelsvår. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Anacropora matthai. Papua New Guinea. Fine branches. 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:
3762 
AphiaID:
289240 
Scientific:
Anacropora matthaii 
German:
Matthais Acropora, Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Matthai*s, False Flower Coral 
Category:
Stenkoraller - SPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Anacropora (Genus) > matthaii (Species) 
Initial determination:
Pillai, 1973 
Occurrence:
Admiralty Islands, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Flores, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Togean Islands 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
4 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
4 - Medelsvår 
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) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-05 14:54:42 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Anacropora matthaii Pillai, 1973

“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

Description: Colonies sprawl over the substrate and have dead bases so that they fall apart if disturbed. Branches are less than 5 millimetres thick, are generally straight and do not taper. Corallites are tubular and project up to 1.5 millimetres. Tentacles may be extended day and night. Color: Brown with pale brown or cream branch tips.

Habitat: May cover extensive areas on horizontal muddy substrates with clear water.
Abundance: Usually rare.

Similar Species: Anacropora pillai is similar in size but not in appearance.

Synonymised names
Anacropora matthai Pillai, 1973 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Korallenriff Magazin

Cover Korallenriff Magazin Ausgabe 3

Ausgabe #3
Anacropora

Früher sehr beliebte, und daher häufig gepflegte, sogenannte Blumentiere, insbesondere aber Korallen der Gattung Acropora, sind heute fast nur noch zu verkaufen, wenn eine besonders schöne Farbform angeboten wird.

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External links

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

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Anacropora matthai. Papua New Guinea. Fine branches. Photograph: Charlie Veron
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Anacropora matthai (c) by Paul-Gerhard Rohleder
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