Pleuractis granulosa Stony coral

Pleuractis granulosa is commonly referred to as Stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Pleuractis granulosa
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stenkoraller - LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Pleuractis (Genus) > granulosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Klunzinger, ), 1879

Occurrence:: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Philippines
Size:: up to 5.51" (14 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
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)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-03-26 21:53:10
Last edit:: 2017-01-29 22:06:06

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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

Fungia granulosa
Klunzinger, 1879

Characters: Polyps are circular, up to 135 millimetres diameter and flat or with a central arch. Septa are thick and wavy, with finely granulated margins. Tentacular lobes are wide, causing the wavy shape of the septa. Costae are fine. The undersurface has pits between the costae.

Colour: Usually brown.

Habitat: Reef slopes and lagoons.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Veron and Pichon (1980), Hoeksema (1989). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Sheppard and Sheppard (1991), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

External links

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

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Fungia granulosa. Philippines. Showing the typically wavy appearance of the septa. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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