Alveopora excelsa Net Coral, Stony Coral, Coral, Flowerpot Coral, Daisy Coral

Alveopora excelsa is commonly referred to as Net Coral, Stony Coral, Coral, Flowerpot Coral, Daisy Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”

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

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Scientific:: Alveopora excelsa
German:: Margeritenkoralle
English:: Net Coral, Stony Coral, Coral, Flowerpot Coral, Daisy Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Alveopora (Genus) > excelsa (Species)
Initial determination:: Verrill, 1864

Occurrence:: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, South China Sea, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, Togean Islands, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: 3 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Endangered (EN)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Alveopora daedalea
Margeritenkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-07 18:22:35
Last edit:: 2020-12-05 12:39:25

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

Alveopora excelsa
Verrill, 1863

Characters: Colonies are submassive and usually lobed. They may be over 2 metres across. Corallites have irregular spiny walls. Polyps are often retracted during the day, but are elongate when extended giving colonies a mop-like appearance.

Colour: Grey or pinkish brown when polyps are retracted, brown when polyps are extended.

Habitat: Exposed reef slopes.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Alveopora verrilliana

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Alveopora (Genus) > Alveopora excelsa (Species)

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Hodgson (1989). Additional identification guide: Nishihira and Veron (1995).

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). 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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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”

Alveopora excelsa Info: Alveopora excelsa. Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A colony with partly retracted polyps. Photograph: Charlie Veron “From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

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