Goniastrea columella Goniastrea columella

Goniastrea columella is commonly referred to as Goniastrea columella. Difficulty in the aquarium: Vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Lyndon DeVantier, Neuseeland

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Scientific:: Goniastrea columella
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Goniastrea Columella

Category:: LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Goniastrea (Genus) > columella (Species)
Initial determination:: Crossland, 1948

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Eritrea, Comores, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sulawesi, 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:: 1 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 29,5 °F (22°C - 29,5°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: Vanskelig
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:: 2014-03-23 12:19:36
Last edit:: 2026-03-28 19:32:25

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Crossland, 1948

“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

Special thanks for the photo of Goniastrea columella to Dr. Lyndon DeVantier.

Colonies are submassive to encrusting with irregular corallites that are either monocentric up to 10 millimetres diameter or form short valleys. Walls are acute. Septa have moderately large teeth. Paliform lobes are moderately developed. Columellae are large and spongy.

Colour: Dark green.

Habitat: Recorded only from rocky foreshores.

Abundance: Common but inconspicuous.

Similar species: Goniastrea pectinata , Platygyra contorta Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Goniastrea (Genus)

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). 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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