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Leptopsammia pruvoti Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897
Posted by Steve with reference to the location Cannes in the Mediterranean Sea.
The reference to “calyx coral” led to two possible species, but it must be Leptopsammia pruvoti.
Another possibility would be the calyx coral Astroides calycularis, which often appears orange in color and grows in a much more compact polyp pattern.
Leptopsammia pruvoti tends to be found solitarily and is often at a certain distance from other polyps.
It is relatively unknown in aquariums, but it is reported that it can be kept at 25 degrees Celsius.
Like Tubastraea and other species that do not live off light, it must be fed.
Synonym:
Leptopsammia microcardia Döderlein, 1913
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Leptopsammia (Genus) > Leptopsammia pruvoti (Species)
Posted by Steve with reference to the location Cannes in the Mediterranean Sea.
The reference to “calyx coral” led to two possible species, but it must be Leptopsammia pruvoti.
Another possibility would be the calyx coral Astroides calycularis, which often appears orange in color and grows in a much more compact polyp pattern.
Leptopsammia pruvoti tends to be found solitarily and is often at a certain distance from other polyps.
It is relatively unknown in aquariums, but it is reported that it can be kept at 25 degrees Celsius.
Like Tubastraea and other species that do not live off light, it must be fed.
Synonym:
Leptopsammia microcardia Döderlein, 1913
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Leptopsammia (Genus) > Leptopsammia pruvoti (Species)
