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Astraeosmilia connata Large Polyp Coral

Astraeosmilia connata is commonly referred to as Large Polyp Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
3952 
AphiaID:
762424 
Scientific:
Astraeosmilia connata 
German:
großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Large Polyp Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Astraeosmilia (Genus) > connata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Ortmann, 1892 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Comores, Gulf of Aden, Madagascar, Mauritius, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, Tansania, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, the Seychelles 
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:
0 - 30 Meter 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Easy to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-11-06 21:14:01 

Captive breeding / propagation

Astraeosmilia connata is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Astraeosmilia connata, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Astraeosmilia connata Ortmann, 1892

Description: Colonies are phaceloid. Corallites are prominent and sturdy, 10-25 millimetres diameter, and frequently have more than one mouth. Septa are irregularly spaced, exsert and rough-edged. Costae are poorly developed; paliform lobes are not conspicuous.

Color: Grey-brown.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Rare.

Similar Species: Caulastrea tumida, which has smaller, more fleshy corallites and more even septa.

Synonymised names
Astreosmilia connata Ortmann, 1892 · unaccepted > misspelling
Caulastraea connata (Ortmann, 1892) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caulastrea connata (Ortmann, 1892) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling genus name)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. 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.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 30.10.2022.

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