Astreopora expansa Astreopora expansa

Astreopora expansa is commonly referred to as Astreopora expansa. Difficulty in the aquarium: средний. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

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AphiaID:: 207129

Scientific:: Astreopora expansa
German:: Sternkoralle
English:: Astreopora Expansa

Category:: Крупнополипные Жёсткие Кораллы

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Astreopora (Genus) > expansa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Brüggemann, ), 1877

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Eritrea, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Kuwait, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Comores, Fiji, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Timor, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zanzibar
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 5 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 77.72 °F - 84.74 °F (25.4°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: средний
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Near threatened (NT)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-25 11:26:07
Last edit:: 2020-12-08 18:05:46

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

Astreopora expansa
Brüggemann, 1877

Characters: Colonies are flat bifacial plates arranged in tiers or whorls. Corallites are mostly inclined on the colony surface. Coenosteum papillae are fine.

Colour: Brown, pink or dark green, usually with pale margins.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Usually uncommon but conspicuous.

Similar species: Astreopora myriophthalma

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Lamberts (1982). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995) (both as A.Â explanata).

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 08.12.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 08.12.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 08.12.2020.

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Copyright Charlie Veron, From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World

Astreopora expansa. Tanzania. Plate growing in an exposed habitat. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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