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.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Copyright Charlie J.E.N. Veron

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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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)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-11 16:35:10
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

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

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Commonly

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Montastrea annularis. Caribbean. An irregular submassive colony with protuberant corallites. Photograph: Charlie Veron

Lobed Star Coral, Orbicella annularis, Mingo Cay

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