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Orbicella annularis Boulder Star Coral, Lobed Star Coral

Orbicella annularis is commonly referred to as Boulder Star Coral, Lobed Star Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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

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lexID:
650 
AphiaID:
758260 
Scientific:
Orbicella annularis 
German:
Boulder Sternen-Koralle 
English:
Boulder Star Coral, Lobed Star Coral 
Category:
LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Orbicella (Genus) > annularis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Ellis & Solander, ), 1786 
Occurrence:
Guadeloupe, Barbados, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Grenada, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, USA, Venezuela 
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:
1 - 82 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
19.69" - 29.53" (50cm - 75cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, 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:
Endangered (EN) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-07 12:28:28 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Similar Species: None in the Atlantic. Montastrea salebrosa and M. curta have corallites of similar size; the latter has similar morphological variations. See also Favia stelligera.

Synonymised names
Astraea (Heliastraea) annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astraea (Orbicella) annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astraea (Orbicella) stellulata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Astrea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyphastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cyphastraea oblita Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyphastrea costata Duncan, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Explanaria annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Heliastraea annularia (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Heliastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Heliastrea acropora (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heliastrea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Heliastrea rotulosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heliastrea stellulata Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora annularis Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Madrepora stellulata Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Montastraea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Montastraea hispidula (Verill, 1901) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Montastrea annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Montastrea hispidula (Verrill, 1901) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orbicella acropora (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orbicella annularis var. guineensis Gravier, 1909 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orbicella annularis var. stellulata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orbicella hispidula Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orbicella stellulata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Solenastrea stellulata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (2)
Variety Orbicella annularis var. guineensis Gravier, 1909 accepted as Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Orbicella annularis var. stellulata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Charlie J.E.N. Veron
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Copyright Charlie J.E.N. Veron
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Montastrea annularis. Caribbean. An irregular submassive colony with protuberant corallites. Photograph: Charlie Veron
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Montastrea annularis - Steinkoralle
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