Anthemiphyllia macrolobata Stony Coral

Anthemiphyllia macrolobata is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL), Hawaii, USA

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Scientific:: Anthemiphyllia macrolobata
German:: Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Coralli duri LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Anthemiphylliidae (Family) > Anthemiphyllia (Genus) > macrolobata (Species)
Initial determination:: Cairns, 1999

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Hawaii
Marine Zone:: Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones.
Sea depth:: 362 - 508 Meter
Size:: 1,69 cm
Temperature:: 5,6 °F - 11,25 °F (5,6°C - 11,25°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Invertebrates, Marine snow, Plankton
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
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:

Anthemiphyllia dentata
Anthemiphyllia frustum
Anthemiphyllia macrolobata
Steinkoralle
Anthemiphyllia multidentata
Anthemiphyllia pacifica
Anthemiphyllia patera
Anthemiphyllia spinifera

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-04-01 23:06:44
Last edit:: 2023-05-07 14:01:59

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Anthemiphyllia macrolobata is a solitary stony coral that was discovered and collected on Kermadec Ridge near Hawaiii using an ROV.
Below 200 meters, very few stony corals can photosynthesize through their zooxanthellae due to lack of sunlight.
See in this regard:

No zooxanthellate corals are known below 250 meters, consequently Anthemiphyllia macrolobata must also feed by catching plankton.

External links

Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands (en). Abgerufen am 01.04.2022.
Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) (en). Abgerufen am 01.04.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 01.04.2022.

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