Leptastrea magaloni Stony coral

Leptastrea magaloniis commonly referred to as Stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Francesca Benzoni, Italien

Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany Towards a rigorous species delimitation framework for scleractinian corals based on RAD sequencing: the case study of Leptastrea from the Indo-Pacific. Foto: Copyright Prof. Dr. Francesca Benzoni
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AphiaID:: 1430742

Scientific:: Leptastrea magaloni
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Scleractinia incertae sedis (Family) > Leptastrea (Genus) > magaloni (Species)
Initial determination:: Benzoni & Arrigoni, 2020

Occurrence:: Madagascar, Mayotte, South-Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 15 - 25 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 26,5 °F - 27,3 °F (26,5°C - 27,3°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis, Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-09-22 15:42:23
Last edit:: 2020-09-22 17:00:39

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Source:
Arrigoni R, Berumen ML, Mariappan KG, Beck PSA, Hulver AM, Montano S, Pichon M, Strona G, Terraneo TI, Benzoni F. (2020).
Towards a rigorous species delimitation framework for scleractinian corals based on RAD sequencing: the case study of Leptastrea from the Indo-Pacific. Coral Reefs. 39 (4): 1001–1025.,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-01924-8
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-020-01924-8

External links

Towards a rigorous species delimitation framework for scleractinian corals based on RAD sequencing: the case study of Leptastrea from the Indo-Pacific (en). Abgerufen am 22.09.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 22.09.2020.

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