Lobophyllia radians Radiating Cactus Coral, Lobed Brain Coral, Lobo Coral

Lobophyllia radians is commonly referred to as Radiating Cactus Coral, Lobed Brain Coral, Lobo Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Symphyllia Radians,Komodo, Indonesia 2023

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AphiaID:: 888141

Scientific:: Lobophyllia radians
German:: Wulstkoralle, Strahlen-Kaktus-Koralle
English:: Radiating Cactus Coral, Lobed Brain Coral, Lobo Coral

Category:: LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Lobophyllia (Genus) > radians (Species)
Initial determination:: (Milne Edwards & Haime, ), 1849

Occurrence:: Sudan, Eritrea, Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, (the) Maldives, Australia, Bahrain, Bass Strait, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Egypt, Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Red Sea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea), Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen
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 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 76.46 °F - 84.2 °F (24.7°C - 29°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-11 14:57:17
Last edit:: 2023-08-05 15:54:42

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Lobophyllia radians (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)

Synonymised names:
Mussa crispa Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Symphillia radians Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Symphyllia grandis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Symphyllia radians Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (basionym)

External links

marinelifephotography (en). Abgerufen am 05.08.2023.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 05.08.2023.

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Commonly

Symphyllia radians. Philippines. This species forms hemispherical or flat colonies with relatively straight valleys. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

Symphyllia Radians,Komodo, Indonesia 2023

Husbandry know-how of owners

hjp14
@hjp14

am 20.08.07#1

Steht bei mir in mittlerer Strömung und mittlerem Licht bei 2x HQI 250 + 4x T5. Bei der Plazierung ist zu berücksichtigen, daß diese Koralle nachts durch "Ausklappen" des Wulstes und den dann ausgestreckten Tentakeln deutlich größer wird. Die bis zu 4cm langen Tentakeln kleben dann morgens an den Nachbartieren und vernesseln diese stark. Ansonsten sehr schön und interessant.

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