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Dipsastraea rosaria knob coral

Dipsastraea rosariais commonly referred to as knob coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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

Favia rosaria. Papua New Guinea. Small colony showing the most common colour pattern of the species. 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:
3945 
AphiaID:
758229 
Scientific:
Dipsastraea rosaria 
German:
Hirnkoralle 
English:
Knob Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Dipsastraea (Genus) > rosaria (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Veron, ), 2000 
Occurrence:
Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-04-12 18:07:15 

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Dipsastraea rosaria (Veron, 2000)

Characters: Colonies are submassive to encrusting and often up to one metre across. Corallites are crowded, up to 20 millimetres diameter, and have low walls. Extratentacular budding is common. Septo-costae are uniform, not exsert. Septa have fine teeth. Paliform lobes are inconspicuous.

Colour: Distinctive pinkish-brown with darker corallite inner walls and pale oral discs.

Habitat: Shallow reef slopes.

Abundance: Rare.

Similar species: Favia danae , Favia favus

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (2002).

Synonymised names:
Favia rosaria Veron, 2000 (original combination, basionym)

External links

  1. Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Favia rosaria. Papua New Guinea. Small colony showing the most common colour pattern of the species. Photograph: Charlie Veron
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