Stylocoeniella nikei Star coral

Stylocoeniella nikei is commonly referred to as Star coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10392 

AphiaID:

287775 

Scientific:

Stylocoeniella nikei 

German:

Sternkoralle 

English:

Star Coral 

Category:

Coralli duri LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Astrocoeniidae (Family) > Stylocoeniella (Genus) > nikei (Species) 

Initial determination:

Benzoni & Pichon, 2004 

Occurrence:

Bunaken, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Rapa, Sulawesi 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 24 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

24,5 °F - 84.2 °F (24,5°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Copepods, Crustaceans, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

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

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Stylocoeniella armata
  Sternkoralle
• 
  Stylocoeniella cocosensis
  Sternkoralle
• 
  Stylocoeniella guentheri
  Sternkoralle
• 
  Stylocoeniella nikei
  Sternkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-01-29 19:57:55 

Last edit:

2023-09-30 19:58:56 

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