Leptopsammia pruvoti Sunset Cup Coral

Leptopsammia pruvotiis commonly referred to as Sunset Cup Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Leptopsammia pruvoti
German:: Kelchkoralle
English:: Sunset Cup Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Leptopsammia (Genus) > pruvoti (Species)
Initial determination:: Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897

Occurrence:: European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 15 - 440 Meter
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 77 °F (18°C - 25°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Dustfood , Lobster eggs, Plankton
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Easy to breed
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:

Leptopsammia britannica
Leptopsammia chevalieri
Leptopsammia columna
Leptopsammia crassa
Leptopsammia formosa
Leptopsammia poculum
Leptopsammia pruvoti
Kelchkoralle
Leptopsammia queenslandiae
Leptopsammia stokesiana
Leptopsammia trinitatis
Kelchkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-10-20 13:07:38
Last edit:: 2011-10-20 13:07:38

Captive breeding / propagation

Leptopsammia pruvoti is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Leptopsammia pruvoti, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Leptopsammia pruvoti Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897

Synonym:
Leptopsammia microcardia Döderlein, 1913

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Leptopsammia (Genus) > Leptopsammia pruvoti (Species)

Scientific paper

Growth and population dynamic model for the non-zooxanthellate temperate solitary coralLeptopsammia pruvoti(Scleractinia, Dendrophylliidae), Stefano Goffredo; Erik Caroselli; Guido Mattioli; Francesco Zaccanti, 2010
Genetic differentiation of the temperate-subtropical stony coral Leptopsammia pruvoti in the Mediterranean Sea, Goffredo, Stefano; Di Ceglie, Sabrina; Zaccanti, Francesco , 2009
Sexual reproduction of the solitary sunset cup coralLeptopsammia pruvoti(Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) in the Mediterranean. 1. Morphological aspects of gametogenesis and ontogenesis, S. Goffredo; J. Radetić; V. Airi; F. Zaccanti, 2005

External links

Homepage Jim Greenfield (British Marine Life) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Gelbe Steinkoralle, Leptopsammia pruvoti

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