Leptoria irregularis Stony Coral

Leptoria irregularis is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Leptoria irregularis. Ryukyu Islands, Japan. The common appearance of a small colonies. 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:: 2348
AphiaID:: 287785

Scientific:: Leptoria irregularis
German:: Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Leptoria (Genus) > irregularis (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron, 1990

Occurrence:: Japan
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

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

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-08-18 11:27:23
Last edit:: 2007-08-18 11:27:23

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Leptoria irregularis
Veron, 1990

The following Infos are from AIMS Site.
Characters: Colonies are submassive or laminar, up to 1.5 metres across. Valleys are 3-4 millimetres wide, usually perpendicular to colony margins, becoming sinuous towards the colony centre. Septa are irregular, with strong teeth. Columellae do not form centres and are not laminar.

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Leptoria irregularis. Ryukyu Islands, Japan. The common appearance of a small colonies. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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