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Oulophyllia levis intermediate valley coral

Oulophyllia levis is commonly referred to as intermediate valley coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Oulophyllia levis. Vietnam. Variation in colour and surface detail of valleys. 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:
4307 
AphiaID:
430670 
Scientific:
Oulophyllia levis 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Intermediate Valley Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Oulophyllia (Genus) > levis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Nemenzo, ), 1959 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bunaken, Cambodia, Chile, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Myanmar, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Vietnam 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
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:
2012-04-14 12:58:25 

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Characters: Colonies are thick plates or are hemispherical. Valleys are usually perpendicular to the margins of plates, and are sinuous towards colony centres. They are short, broad (up to 20 mm), V-shaped and have sharp upper margins. Columellae are weakly developed.

Colour: Greenish- or yellowish-brown walls with yellow, green or pink valley floors.

Habitat: Most reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Oulophyllia crispa

Synonyms:
Coelogyra laevis Nemenzo, 1959
Coelogyra levis Nemenzo, 1959

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Oulophyllia (Genus) > Oulophyllia levis (Species)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Oulophyllia levis. Vietnam. Variation in colour and surface detail of valleys. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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