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Sclerophyllia maxima Stony coral

Sclerophyllia maximais commonly referred to as Stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended.


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lexID:
2229 
AphiaID:
834701 
Scientific:
Sclerophyllia maxima 
German:
Steinkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Sclerophyllia (Genus) > maxima (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Sheppard & Salm, ), 1988 
Occurrence:
East Africa, Gulf of Aden 
Size:
up to 7.87" (20 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2007-05-17 13:53:35 

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Sheppard and Salm, 1988
From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World

Infos from AIMS Website (for more click to the Link to AIMS)

Description:
Colonies are cerioid with corallites up to 50 millimetres diameter. Septa are coarsely toothed. Polyps have a fleshy mantle up to 100 millimetres diameter and with a Lobophyllia–like texture.

Color: Green, grey or brown.

Abundance: Rare.

Similar Species: Symphyllia wilsoni. The fleshy mantles are more extensive than those of any other Acanthastrea. Acanthastrea ishigakiensis has slightly smaller polyps.

Synonym: Acanthastrea maxima Sheppard & Salm, 1988 (original combination, basionym)

Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Sclerophyllia (Genus) > Sclerophyllia maxima (Species)

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