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Mycetophyllia ferox rough cactus coral

Mycetophyllia ferox is commonly referred to as rough cactus coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended.


Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Mycetophyllia ferox. Caribbean. Forming a thin plate. Photograph: Charlie Veron.


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

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lexID:
4297 
AphiaID:
290426 
Scientific:
Mycetophyllia ferox 
German:
Kaktuskoralle 
English:
Rough Cactus Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Mycetophyllia (Genus) > ferox (Species) 
Initial determination:
Wells, 1973 
Occurrence:
Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Size:
9.06" - 10.63" (23cm - 27cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
54.99 gal (~ 250L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-04-11 23:17:49 

Info

“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Wells, 1973

Characters: Colonies are thin, weakly attached plates with interconnecting, slightly sinuous narrow valleys. Corallite centres are usually in single rows. Columellae are rudimentary or absent.

Colour: Greys and browns are the most common with valleys and walls of contrasting colours.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Mycetophyllia ferox. Caribbean. Forming a thin plate. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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