Astrea rotulosa Astrea rotulosa

Astrea rotulosa is commonly referred to as Astrea rotulosa. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Lyndon DeVantier, Neuseeland

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Scientific:: Astrea rotulosa
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Astrea Rotulosa

Category:: LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Astrea (Genus) > rotulosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ellis & Solander, ), 1786

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Eritrea, Comores, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Socotra Arch, Somalia, Tansania, 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 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 59.06" (150 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Near threatened (NT)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-03-19 19:35:55
Last edit:: 2020-09-27 12:34:50

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Astrea rotulosa, Veron, 2002

Very special thanks for his photos to Dr. Lyndon DeVantier, in whose honor the coral was named after him!

Colonies are smooth massive boulders up to 1.5 metres across. Corallites are uniform, 3-5 millimetres diameter with well defined walls. Septa are in two distinct orders of 6-8 and are exsert. Paliform lobes are inconspicuous. Columellae are small.

Colour: Red to orange, usually with green centres.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Seldom common.

Similar species: Plesiastrea versipora

Synonyms:
Astraea (Orbicella) rotulosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Favia hululensis Gardiner, 1904
Favia rotulosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Madrepora rotulosa Ellis & Solander, 1786
Plesiastrea devantieri Veron, 2002

By Charlie J.E.N: Veron, Corals of the world

External links

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

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