Alveopora marionensis Daisy Coral, Flowerpot Coral, Stony Coral,

Alveopora marionensis is commonly referred to as Daisy Coral, Flowerpot Coral, Stony Coral,. Difficulty in the aquarium: Animale non indicato per i neofiti. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”Marion Reef, Korallenmeer, Autralien, Copyright Ed Lovell

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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Scientific:: Alveopora marionensis
German:: Margeritenkoralle
English:: Daisy Coral, Flowerpot Coral, Stony Coral,

Category:: Coralli duri LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Alveopora (Genus) > marionensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron & Pichon, 1982

Occurrence:: Australia, Cambodia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, North Pacific (Ocean), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Solomon Islands, South-Pazific, Taiwan, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Animale non indicato per i neofiti
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Alveopora daedalea
Margeritenkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-07 18:42:21
Last edit:: 2020-12-05 13:50:39

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

Alveopora marionensis
Veron and Pichon, 1982

Characters: Colonies are composed of short irregular lobes. Corallites have walls formed from compacted rods and spines. Septa are composed of tapered spines which are only connected low down in the corallite. Polyps have short straight tentacles.

Colour: Uniform grey, brown or pinkish, sometimes with white tentacle tips.

Habitat: Found only in environments with moderate wave action.

Abundance: Rare.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Alveopora (Genus) > Alveopora marionensis (Species)

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1982). Additional identification guide: Veron (1986).

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”Marion Reef, Korallenmeer, Autralien, Copyright Ed Lovell

Alveopora marionensis. Indonesia. Polyps detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron (c) “From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

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