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Leptastrea gibbosa Stony Coral

Leptastrea gibbosa is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
13270 
AphiaID:
1430741 
Scientific:
Leptastrea gibbosa 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Scleractinia incertae sedis (Family) > Leptastrea (Genus) > gibbosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
Benzoni & Arrigoni, 2020 
Occurrence:
Central Pazific, Chesterfield Islands, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
2 - 15 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
77 °F - 29,5 °F (25°C - 29,5°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-09-22 16:57:44 

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Source:
Arrigoni R, Berumen ML, Mariappan KG, Beck PSA, Hulver AM, Montano S, Pichon M, Strona G, Terraneo TI, Benzoni F. (2020).
Towards a rigorous species delimitation framework for scleractinian corals based on RAD sequencing: the case study of Leptastrea from the Indo-Pacific. Coral Reefs. 39 (4): 1001–1025.,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-01924-8
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-020-01924-8

External links

  1. Towards a rigorous species delimitation framework for scleractinian corals based on RAD sequencing: the case study of Leptastrea from the Indo-Pacific (en). Abgerufen am 22.09.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 22.09.2020.

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