Dipsastraea veroni Favia veroni

Dipsastraea veroni is commonly referred to as Favia veroni. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended.

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Favia veroni

Favia veroni

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lexID:: 1654
AphiaID:: 758232

Scientific:: Dipsastraea veroni
German:: Hirnkoralle
English:: Favia Veroni

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Dipsastraea (Genus) > veroni (Species)
Initial determination:: (Moll & Best, ), 1984

Occurrence:: Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Philippines
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 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))

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-10-16 11:29:03
Last edit:: 2019-09-09 16:27:07

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Similar species: Favia maxima, which has similar sized corallites with conspicuous paliform lobes. Favia maritima has smaller, more exsert, more widely spaced corallites. See also F. vietnamensis. Habitat: Reef slopes. Abundance: Rare. For more Infos look to Aims http://whelk.aims.gov.au/

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