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Pleuractis taiwanensis Stony Coral

Pleuractis taiwanensis is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended.

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

Fungia taiwanensis. Taiwan. A large colony with many mouths outside the axial furrow. 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:
4286 
AphiaID:
716544 
Scientific:
Pleuractis taiwanensis 
German:
Plattenkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Pleuractis (Genus) > taiwanensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hoeksema & Dai, ), 1991 
Occurrence:
Sulawesi, Taiwan 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 11.02" (28 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Middels 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-05 20:04:14 

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

Pleuractis taiwanensis Hoeksema and Dai, 1991

Characters: Polyps are elongate and up to 280 millimetres long with irregular sides. They are thick and heavy and usually have a strong central arch. Most primary septa extend from the mouth to the perimeter. There are many secondary mouths.

Colour: Brown, with white tentacles.

Habitat: Reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Fungia moluccensis

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Hoeksema and Dai (1991).

Synonymised names
Fungia (Pleuractis) taiwanensis Hoeksema & Dai, 1991 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Fungia taiwanensis Hoeksema & Dai, 1991 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym alternate presentation)

External links

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

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Fungia taiwanensis. Taiwan. A large colony with many mouths outside the axial furrow. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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