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Anacropora spumosa False flower coral

Anacropora spumosa is commonly referred to as False flower coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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


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lexID:
5439 
AphiaID:
289245 
Scientific:
Anacropora spumosa 
German:
Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
False Flower Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals SPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Anacropora (Genus) > spumosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000 
Occurrence:
Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Israel, Jordan, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
5 - 15 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef walls, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
54.99 gal (~ 250L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
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:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-05 15:13:00 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Anacropora spumosa Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000

Veron, Turak and DeVantier, 2000

Branches are widely spaced, up to 16 millimetres thick and tapered, with blunt tips. The coenosteum is very coarse (visible underwater) and uniform, without forming a pattern. Corallites have a slightly protuberant lower lip and are irregularly arranged.

Colour: Pale brown with pale branch tips.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Anacropora reticulata

Taxonomic note: Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (2002).

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Anacropora

Früher sehr beliebte, und daher häufig gepflegte, sogenannte Blumentiere, insbesondere aber Korallen der Gattung Acropora, sind heute fast nur noch zu verkaufen, wenn eine besonders schöne Farbform angeboten wird.

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  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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