Polyphyllia talpina Feather Coral, Slipper Coral, Mole Coral, Sea Mole Coral

Polyphyllia talpina is commonly referred to as Feather Coral, Slipper Coral, Mole Coral, Sea Mole Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 638
AphiaID:: 211418

Scientific:: Polyphyllia talpina
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Feather Coral, Slipper Coral, Mole Coral, Sea Mole Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Polyphyllia (Genus) > talpina (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1801

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central Pazific, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 29.53" (75 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, 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))

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-11 15:11:27
Last edit:: 2022-06-14 14:21:21

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Polyphyllia talpina
Lamarck, 1801

Description: Colonies are free-living and elongate, with an axial furrow that may become indistinct. Colonies are occasionally Y, T or X shaped. Centres are evenly distributed over the upper surface. Primary septa are short and elliptical or petaloid. Secondary septa usually fuse around the primaries to form a background matrix. Tentacles are usually extended during the day; they are long and numerous.

Color: Grey, greenish or cream, with white tentacle tips.

Habitat: Reef slopes, especially where Fungia is common.

Similar Species: Polyphyllia novaehiberniae.

Synonyms:
Agaricia talpa (Lamarck, 1816)
Cryptabacia leptophylla (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Cryptabacia talpa (Lamarck, 1816)
Cryptabacia talpina (Lamarck, 1801)
Fungia talpa Lamarck, 1816
Fungia talpina Lamarck, 1801
Halomitra fungia (Dana, 1846)
Herpetolitha talpina (Lamarck, 1801)
Herpolitha talpa (Lamarck, 1816)
Madrepora limax Houttuyn, 1772
Polyphyllia fungia Dana, 1846
Polyphyllia leptophylla Ehrenberg, 1834
Polyphyllia pelvis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Polyphyllia producta Folkeson, 1919
Polyphyllia sigmoides Ehrenberg, 1834
Polyphyllia talpa (Lamarck, 1816)

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 14.06.2022.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 14.06.2022.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 14.06.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 14.06.2022.

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