Madrepora oculata Madrepora Coral, Zigzag Coral, Hidden White Coral

Madrepora oculata is commonly referred to as Madrepora Coral, Zigzag Coral, Hidden White Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

Foto: Roatan, Honduras

Courtesy of the author NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research . Please visit oceanexplorer.noaa.gov for more information.

Uploaded by AndiV.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 11479
AphiaID:: 135209

Scientific:: Madrepora oculata
German:: Steinkoralle
English:: Madrepora Coral, Zigzag Coral, Hidden White Coral

Category:: Stony Corals SPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Oculinidae (Family) > Madrepora (Genus) > oculata (Species)
Initial determination:: Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence:: Antarctica, Canada Eastern Pacific, cosmopolitan species, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, the Kermadec Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 200 - 3000 Meter
Habitats:: Deep sea, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 15.75" - 19.69" (40cm - 50cm)
Temperature:: 35.6 °F - 28,5 °F (2°C - 28,5°C)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Marine snow, Mysis, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Madrepora arbuscula
Madrepora carolina
Madrepora minutiseptum
Madrepora oculata
Steinkoralle
Madrepora porcellana

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-03-26 17:43:46
Last edit:: 2026-03-15 13:38:55

Info

Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names
Amphelia galapagensis (Vaughan, 1906) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amphelia oculata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Amphelia venusta Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amphihelia (Diplohelia) moresbyi Alcock, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amphihelia kauaiensis (Vaughan, 1907) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amphihelia moresbyi Alcock, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amphihelia oculata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Amphihelia tenuis (Moseley, 1880) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amphihelia venusta (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyathohelia formosa Alcock, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lophohelia candida Moseley, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lophohelia investigatoris Alcock, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lophohelia oculata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lophohelia tenui Moseley, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Lophohelia tenuis Moseley, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora (Amphihelia) oculata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora alcocki Faustino, 1927 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora candida (Moseley, 1881) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora formosa (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (homonym)
Madrepora galapagensis Vaughan, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora investigatoris (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora kauaiensis Vaughan, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora moresbyi (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora oculata f. formosa Alcock, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora oculata f. galapagensis Vaughan, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora oculata f. tenuis Moseley, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora oculate Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Madrepora tenuis (Moseley, 1881) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora venusta (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora vitiae Squires & Keyes, 1967 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Matrepora oculata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Oculina oculata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Sclerhelia formosa (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sclerohelia formosa (Alcock, 1898) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (6)
Forma Madrepora oculata f. alpha Cairns, 1991
Forma Madrepora oculata f. beta Cairns, 1991
Forma Madrepora oculata f. gamma Cairns, 1991
Forma Madrepora oculata f. formosa Alcock, 1898 accepted as Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Forma Madrepora oculata f. galapagensis Vaughan, 1906 accepted as Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Forma Madrepora oculata f. tenuis Moseley, 1880 accepted as Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

Wachstumsraten von lebenden Lophelia pertusa und Madrepora oculata aus dem Mittelmeer in Aquarien gehalten (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss