Micromussa sp.

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Scientific:: Micromussa sp.
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Coralli duri LPS
Family tree:: (Kingdom) > (Phylum) > (Class) > (Order) > (Family) > Micromussa (Genus) > sp. (Species)

Occurrence:: Brunei Darussalam, India, Australia, Filippine, Indonesia, Isole Salomon, Malesia, Oceano Indiano, Papua Nuova Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tailandia
Sea depth:: 3 - 15 Meter
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Food:: Plancton, Zooxantelle/Luce
Tank:: ~ 150 Liter
Difficulty:: Mediamente facile
Offspring:: Possible to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Data deficient (DD)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-01-17 14:48:30
Last edit:: 2018-08-01 11:18:01

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Micromussa sp.

Description: Colonies are massive and cerioid, with pentagonal or hexagonal corallites 3-4 millimetres diameter. Walls are thin. Septa are beaded and columellae are poorly developed. Colonies do not have thick fleshy tissue over the skeleton.

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