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Dipsastraea vietnamensis knob coral

Dipsastraea vietnamensisis 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.

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lexID:
1647 
AphiaID:
758227 
Scientific:
Dipsastraea vietnamensis 
German:
Hirnkoralle 
English:
Knob Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Dipsastraea (Genus) > vietnamensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Veron, ), 2000 
Occurrence:
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Plankton, 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:
Near threatened (NT) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-04-12 19:57:27 

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Dipsastraea vietnamensis (Veron, 2000)

Characters: Colonies are usually small. Corallites are irregularly shaped and deeply excavated. Septa are irregular in height. Paliform lobes are weakly developed. Colonies are very fleshy. Colour: Brown or grey, either uniform or with distinctive oral discs.

Synonymised names:
Favia vietnamensis 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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