Solenastrea bournoni Smooth Star Coral

Solenastrea bournoni is commonly referred to as Smooth Star Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA

bhb 22 P8160724a sm,Smooth Star Coral, Solenastrea bournoni, Florida, USA 2022

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lexID:: 5618
AphiaID:: 291054

Scientific:: Solenastrea bournoni
German:: Glatte Sternkoralle
English:: Smooth Star Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Scleractinia incertae sedis (Family) > Solenastrea (Genus) > bournoni (Species)
Initial determination:: Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

Occurrence:: Barbados, Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Canada Eastern Pacific, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Lagoons, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 17.72" (45 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-06-10 22:13:51
Last edit:: 2026-06-14 19:23:05

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Solenastrea bournoni Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

Colonies are massive, forming hemispherical domes with smooth or slightly irregular surfaces. Corallite rims form conspicuous dark circles. Tentacles, which may be extended during the day, are long, giving colonies a ragged appearance.

Colour: Cream or tan with colourless or green polyps.

Habitat: Shallow turbid environments including seagrass beds and reef lagoons.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

Similar species: Solenastrea hyades

Synonymised names
Cyphastraea micans (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyphastrea oblita Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyphastrea tampae Weisbord, 1973 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heliastrea abdita Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leptastraea caribaea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orbicella abdita (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plesiastraea carpinetti (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Plesiastraea distans Duncan, 1864 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Plesiastraea globosa Duncan, 1864 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Plesiastrea carpinetti Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plesiastrea distans Duncan, 1864 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plesiastrea globosa Duncan, 1864 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Solenastrea bournonii Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Solenastrea ellisii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Solenastrea micans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.

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bhb 25 P5194214a sm Smooth Star Coral, Solenastrea bournoni, Florida, USA 2025

bhb 21 PC071447 sm,Smooth Star Coral, Solenastrea bournoni, Florida, USA 2021

bhb 22 P8160724a sm,Smooth Star Coral, Solenastrea bournoni, Florida, USA 2022

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