Turbinaria bifrons Disc Coral, Turban Coral, Vase Coral

Turbinaria bifrons is commonly referred to as Disc Coral, Turban Coral, Vase 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 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Turbinaria bifrons,Port Hedland, AU-WA, AU 2025

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lexID:: 5496
AphiaID:: 289209

Scientific:: Turbinaria bifrons
German:: Kelchkoralle
English:: Disc Coral, Turban Coral, Vase Coral

Category:: LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Turbinaria (Genus) > bifrons (Species)
Initial determination:: Brüggemann, 1877

Occurrence:: Australia, Cambodia, China, Eastern Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Northern Territory (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia
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, Reef-associated, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 8.66" - 11.81" (22cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: 24,9 °F - 29,3 °F (24,9°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-05-21 10:36:07
Last edit:: 2025-06-20 20:52:25

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Turbinaria bifrons are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Turbinaria bifrons, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Turbinaria bifrons, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Turbinaria bifrons Brüggemann, 1877

Colonies are initially flat laminae which develop elongate, upright, bifacial fronds. Corallites are conical, regularly spaced, and have a uniform appearance.

Colour: Usually grey, green or brown, with paler calices.

Habitat: Shallow reefs and rocky foreshores of subtropical locations.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species:

Taxonomic note: Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1980). Additional identification guide: Veron (1986)

Text source: Corals of the world by Charlie Veron

Synonymised names
Turbinaria aequalis Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria dendrophyllia Bernard, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria gracilis Bernard, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria nidifera Bernard, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (?)

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Turbinaria bifrons,Port Hedland, AU-WA, AU 2025

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