Podabacia crustacea stony coral

Podabacia crustaceais commonly referred to as stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 400 Liter is recommended.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien, Australien

Podabacia crustacea. Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Forming an exceptionally large stand of tiered plates. Photograph: Charlie Veron

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

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lexID:: 4253
AphiaID:: 207364

Scientific:: Podabacia crustacea
German:: Tellerkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Podabacia (Genus) > crustacea (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1766

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Africa, Australia, Bunaken, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Oceania, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Red Sea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu
Size:: 11.81" - 27.56" (30cm - 70cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 87.99 gal (~ 400L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners

CITES:

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

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-03-25 14:13:14
Last edit:: 2012-03-25 14:13:14

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Pallas, 1766

Description: Colonies are attached, encrusting or laminar, unifacial, and may form tiers. A central corallite is sometimes distinguishable; peripheral corallites are exsert and inclined towards the plate margins.
Color: Tan or dark brown. Septo-costae are cream, often with pale margins.
Habitat: Most reef environments.
Abundance: Usually uncommon.
Similar Species: Lightly calcified Sandalolitha robusta is structurally similar, but is not attached to the substrate.

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Podabacia crustacea. Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Forming an exceptionally large stand of tiered plates. Photograph: Charlie Veron

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