Astreopora myriophthalma Porous Star Coral

Astreopora myriophthalmais commonly referred to as Porous Star Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 1628
AphiaID:: 207128

Scientific:: Astreopora myriophthalma
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Porous Star Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Astreopora (Genus) > myriophthalma (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1816

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Sudan, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Rodriguez, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, 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:: 3 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 84.74 °F (25°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Average
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:: 2005-10-03 14:57:06
Last edit:: 2020-10-03 14:58:19

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Similar Species: Astreopora listeri, which is distinguished by its smooth coenosteum and immersed corallites.

By far the most common Astreopora

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 03.10.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 03.10.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 03.10.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 03.10.2020.

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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Astreopora myriophthalma; Rotes Meer, Marsa Alam

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