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Platygyra sinensis Brain coral

Platygyra sinensisis commonly referred to as Brain coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 350 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Platygyra sinensis. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Detail of valleys. 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:
4242 
AphiaID:
207486 
Scientific:
Platygyra sinensis 
German:
Hirnkoralle 
English:
Brain Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Platygyra (Genus) > sinensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Milne Edwards & Haime, ), 1849 
Occurrence:
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Hong Kong, Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kuwait, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bahrain, Bunaken, Cambodia, China, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Java, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Oceania, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Sea depth:
0 - 48 Meter 
Size:
up to 31.5" (80 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
76.99 gal (~ 350L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-08-27 22:08:26 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849

Description: Colonies are massive or flat and usually fully meandroid, with thin walls. Septa are thin and slightly exsert. Columellae are weakly developed and there are no columella centres.
Color: Variable dull or bright colours.
Habitat: Most reef environments, especially back reef margins.
Abundance: Usually uncommon.
Similar Species: Platygyra ryukyuensis. Resembles Goniastrea favulus underwater.

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. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Platygyra sinensis. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Detail of valleys. Photograph: Charlie Veron
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