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Oulophyllia wellsi Erythrastrea flabellata

Oulophyllia wellsi is commonly referred to as Erythrastrea flabellata. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 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:
4376 
AphiaID:
1487779 
Scientific:
Oulophyllia wellsi 
German:
großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Erythrastrea Flabellata 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Oulophyllia (Genus) > wellsi (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Ma, ), 1959 
Occurrence:
Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, India, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
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:
2024-05-06 10:36:43 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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

Oulophyllia wellsi (Ma, 1959)

Characters: Colonies are hemispherical, up to one metre across, and are flabello-meandroid. Valleys are 8-11 millimetres wide and have thin walls, only the upper part of which are living. Septa protrude up to 5 millimetres and are equal, with coarse teeth. Columella centres are irregularly spaced and distinct. Costae are fine.

Colour: Pale cream or green.

Habitat: Reef slopes protected from wave action.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Caulastrea tumida

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Scheer and Pillai (1983). Additional identification guide: Sheppard and Sheppard (1991).

Synonymised names
Erythrastrea flabellata Pichon, Scheer & Pillai, 1983 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erythrastrea wellsi (Ma, 1959) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lobophyllia costata var. wellsi Ma, 1859 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lobophyllia wellsi Ma, 1959 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

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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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”, Foto Rotes Meer
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Erythrastrea flabellata. Red Sea. Corallite detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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