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Hydnophora bonsai Spine Coral

Hydnophora bonsai is commonly referred to as Spine 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 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Hydnophora bonsai. Mainland Japan. This species form encrusting colonies with short branches. 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:
4417 
AphiaID:
287995 
Scientific:
Hydnophora bonsai 
German:
Bonsai Koralle, Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Spine Coral 
Category:
LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Hydnophora (Genus) > bonsai (Species) 
Initial determination:
Veron, 1990 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Japan, Line Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, 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 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-12 19:52:22 

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Hydnophora bonsai Veron, 1990

Characters: Colonies are encrusting, with stunted branches which are irregular in section. Monticules are fine and fused into irregular ridges.

Colour: Green or pale brown.

Habitat: Rocky foreshores.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Hydnophora exesa

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2026.
  2. Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.
  3. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2026.

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Hydnophora bonsai. Mainland Japan. This species form encrusting colonies with short branches. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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