Pocillopora grandis

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Pocillopora eydouxi

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Pocillopora eydouxi. Dampier Archipelago, western Australia. Detail blank. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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lexID:: 1368
AphiaID:: 206952

Scientific:: Pocillopora grandis
German:: Porenkoralle
English:: Antler Coral

Category:: Coralli duri SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Pocilloporidae (Family) > Pocillopora (Genus) > grandis (Species)
Initial determination:: Dana, 1846

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Northern Mariana Islands, Guadeloupe, Sudan, Jordan, Vietnam, Columbia, Eritrea, Papua, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Saudi Arabia, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Kiribati, Chile, Nauru, El Salvador, Tuvalu, Cambodia, Wallis and Futuna, Comores, Costa Rica, Niue, India, Tokelau, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Yemen, Ecuador, Panama, Tansania, Israel, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Réunion , Atollo di Johnston, Australia, Christmas Islands, Cina, Egitto, Fiji, Filippine, Galapagos , Giappone, Golfo della California, Golfo di Aden, Guam, Hawaii, Honduras, Indopacifico, Isola di Cook, Isole Marshall, Kenia, Madagascar, Maldive, Malesia, Mar rosso, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nuova Caledonia, Oceano Indiano, Oceano Indiano occidentale, Pacifico meridionale, Palau, Papua Nuova Guinea, Polinesia Francese, Samoa, Samoa americane, Tailandia, Taiwan, Tonga, Vanuatu
Sea depth:: 2 - 20 Meter
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Food:: Dissolved organic substances, Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Plancton, Zooxantelle/Luce
Tank:: ~ 200 Liter
Difficulty:: Animale non indicato per i neofiti
Offspring:: Easy to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Near threatened (NT)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-03-28 17:51:00
Last edit:: 2018-02-27 16:33:04

Captive breeding / propagation

Pocillopora grandis is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Pocillopora grandis, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Pocillopora eydouxi
Milne Edwards and Haime, 1860

Description: Colonies are composed of stout, upright, flattened branches. Colonies are often over one metre across and may form large single species stands. Branches may be widely separated or may be compact, especially where currents are strong. Verrucae are uniform in shape and spacing.

Similar Species: Pocillopora woodjonesi. See also P. zelli.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Pocilloporidae (Family) > Pocillopora (Genus) > Pocillopora eydouxi (Species)

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