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Oculina valenciennesi Ivory Tree Coral

Oculina valenciennesiis commonly referred to as Ivory Tree Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Philippe & Guido T. Poppe, Philippinen

Oculina valenciennesi ©2010 Guido & Philippe Poppe - www.poppe-images.com/


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lexID:
5230 
AphiaID:
287101 
Scientific:
Oculina valenciennesi 
German:
Kleinpolypische Steinkoralle 
English:
Ivory Tree Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals SPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Oculinidae (Family) > Oculina (Genus) > valenciennesi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 
Occurrence:
Columbia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tides. 
Sea depth:
1 - 20 Meter 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
54.99 gal (~ 250L)  
Difficulty:
Not for beginners 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-04-04 21:52:38 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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We extend special thanks to Philippe & Guido T. Poppe von Poppe Images, Marine Iconography of the Philippines Archipelago who provided this excellent photo.

Characters: Colonies are thickets of pencil-thick branches. Corallites are widely spaced, up to 4 millimetres diameter. Septa are in two alternating cycles and form a paliform crown. Costae form fine striae over the coenosteum surface.

Colour: Yellow.

Habitat: Shallow rock substrates.

Abundance: Rare.

Source Corals of the World by Charlie J.E.N. Veron

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Poppe Images Photo Gallery (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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