Astreopora macrostoma

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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.” Foto Sri Lanka

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Astreopora macrostoma. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Colony surface with an irregular upper surface. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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lexID:: 4163
AphiaID:: 287946

Scientific:: Astreopora macrostoma
German:: großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Astreopora Macrostoma

Category:: LPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Astreopora (Genus) > macrostoma (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron & Wallace, 1984

Occurrence:: Wallis and Futuna, Kiribati, Nauru, India, Myanmar, Tuvalu, Australia, Det Indiske Hav, Fiji, Filippinene, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Marshalløyene, Mikronesia, Ny Caledonia, Palau, Papa Ny Guinea, Singapore, Solomonøyene, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu
Size:: bis zu 50cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 26°C
Food:: Plankton, Pulverfor, Zooxanthellae / Lys
Tank:: ~ 100 Liter
Difficulty:: Middels
Offspring:: Possible to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
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:: 2012-02-25 11:59:49
Last edit:: 2012-02-25 11:59:49

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Astreopora macrostoma are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Astreopora macrostoma, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Astreopora macrostoma, 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.”

Astreopora macrostoma
Veron and Wallace, 1984

Characters: Colonies are submassive plates, usually with irregular upper surfaces and sometimes with short rootlets on lower surfaces. Corallites are large and irregularly but widely spaced, either immersed or curved, and face different directions.

Colour: Yellow-brown or blue (which may photograph purple).

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Acropora ocellata

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Astreopora (Genus) > Astreopora macrostoma (Species)

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Wallace (1984). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

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