Astreopora macrostoma Starflower coral

Astreopora macrostoma is commonly referred to as Starflower coral . Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

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

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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AphiaID:: 287946

Scientific:: Astreopora macrostoma
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Starflower Coral

Category:: LPS

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

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna
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:: 5 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 77.54 °F - 84.74 °F (25.3°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Middels
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Near threatened (NT)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-25 11:59:49
Last edit:: 2020-12-06 18:08:31

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).

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 06.12.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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

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

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