Oulastrea crispata Zebra Coral

Oulastrea crispata is commonly referred to as Zebra Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Nick Chapman, Chaloklum Diving – Koh Phangan –, Thailand

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lexID:: 4306
AphiaID:: 290548

Scientific:: Oulastrea crispata
German:: Zebra Koralle
English:: Zebra Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Oulastreidae (Family) > Oulastrea (Genus) > crispata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1816

Occurrence:: Australia, Bunaken, China, Fiji, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Vietnam
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
Habitats:: Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 3.94" - 39.37" (10cm - 100cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 442.4 °F (22°C - 228°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Oulastrea crispata
Zebra Koralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-04-14 12:22:16
Last edit:: 2026-04-19 20:38:52

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Oulastrea crispata (Lamarck, 1816)

Characters: Colonies are thick plates or hemispherical and are frequently over one metre across. Valleys are short, broad (up to 20 mm), V-shaped and have sharp upper margins. Septa are usually thin and slope uniformly to the columellae, which usually form well defined centres. Paliform lobes may be present. Columellae are weakly developed.

Colour: Uniform grey or with brown walls and pale cream or pink valley floors.

Habitat: Most reef environments, but especially in lagoons.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Synonymised names
Astraea (Orbicella) crispata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astrea crispata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Heliastraea (Ulastraea) crispata (Lamarck, 1801) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Oulastrea alta Nemenzo, 1955 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Simplastrea leytensis Nemenzo, 1979 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ulastraea crispata (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
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.

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Oulastrea crispa. Indonesia. The characteristic appearance of a small encrusting colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

Foto: Osezaki, Japan, 6 Meter Tiefe, 02/2012

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