Mycedium mancaoi Scleractinian Coral

Mycedium mancaoi is commonly referred to as Scleractinian Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Mycedium mancaoi. Philippines. Fronds are sometimes highly dissected and contorted. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:: 1623
AphiaID:: 430669

Scientific:: Mycedium mancaoi
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Scleractinian Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Mycedium (Genus) > mancaoi (Species)
Initial determination:: Nemenzo, 1979

Occurrence:: Australia, Comores, East Africa, Fiji, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Togean Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
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:

Mycedium mancaoi
Großpolypige Steinkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-10-03 14:16:06
Last edit:: 2018-11-27 23:22:08

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Mycedium mancaoi
Nemenzo, 1979

Middle Lightzone, in europe a very rare Coral

External links

Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Builders (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Mycedium mancaoi. Philippines. Fronds are sometimes highly dissected and contorted. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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