Gardineroseris planulata Honeycomb Coral, Gardiner's Coral

Gardineroseris planulata is commonly referred to as Honeycomb Coral, Gardiner's Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2283 

AphiaID:

207274 

Scientific:

Gardineroseris planulata 

German:

Honigwaben Koralle, Gardiners Koralle 

English:

Honeycomb Coral, Gardiner's Coral 

Category:

LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Gardineroseris (Genus) > planulata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Dana, ), 1846 

Occurrence:

Sudan, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, Aldabra Group, Australia, Central Pazific, Columbia, Costa Rica, East Africa, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South-Africa, Tansania, Thailand, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tonga, USA, Vanuatu, 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 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Overhangs, Reef combs, Reef ridges, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 39.37" (100 cm) 

Temperature:

23,9 °F - 84.2 °F (23,9°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

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:

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  Gardineroseris planulata
  Honigwaben Koralle, Gardiners Koralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2007-06-24 12:13:36 

Last edit:

2024-07-25 12:48:34 

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