Oxypora lacera Ragged Chalice Coral, Porous Lettuce Coral

Oxypora lacera is commonly referred to as Ragged Chalice Coral, Porous Lettuce Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Oxypora lacera. Philippines. Tiers of plates. 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:: 2043
AphiaID:: 207374

Scientific:: Oxypora lacera
German:: Plattenkoralle
English:: Ragged Chalice Coral, Porous Lettuce Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Oxypora (Genus) > lacera (Species)
Initial determination:: (Verrill, ), 1864

Occurrence:: Australia, Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indonesia, Japan, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Protected reefs, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-10-01 14:20:39
Last edit:: 2026-06-29 12:18:55

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Oxypora lacera (Verrill, 1864)

Similar Species: Oxypora glabra, which is distinguished by its lack of teeth on the costae. See also O. convoluta. May resemble Echinophyllia aspera underwater.

Synonyms:
Echinophyllia lacera (Verrill, 1864)
Echinophyllia rugosa Chevalier, 1975
Oxypora contorta Quelch, 1886
Oxypora titizimaensis Yabe, Sugiyama & Eguchi, 1936
Trachypora lacera Verrill, 1864

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Oxypora (Genus) > Oxypora lacera (Species)

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 29.06.2026.
Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 29.06.2026.

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Oxypora lacera. Philippines. Tiers of plates. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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