Pachyseris rugosa serpent coral, elephant skin coral

Pachyseris rugosa is commonly referred to as serpent coral, elephant skin coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 4300
AphiaID:: 207292

Scientific:: Pachyseris rugosa
German:: Elefantenhautkoralle
English:: Serpent Coral, Elephant Skin Coral

Category:: Coralli duri LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Scleractinia incertae sedis (Family) > Pachyseris (Genus) > rugosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1801

Occurrence:: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Bunaken, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Madagascar, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, the Seychelles, Timor, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 314.96" (800 cm)
Temperature:: 76.46 °F - 84.2 °F (24.7°C - 29°C)
Food:: Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
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:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-04-12 22:14:39
Last edit:: 2020-02-11 08:45:09

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Pachyseris rugosa are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Pachyseris rugosa, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Pachyseris rugosa, 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.”
Nemenzo, 1955

Characters: Colonies are upright, irregular, usually contorted, anastomosing bifacial plates. They are often over one metre across. Columellae are wall-like lobes.

Colour: Deep bluish-grey or brown.

Habitat: May develop into large mound-shaped colonies in shallow water but smaller colonies occur in a wide range of habitats including those exposed to strong wave action.

Abundance: Common.

Similar species: Pachyseris gemmae , Pachyseris involuta

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Pachyseris rugosa. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Forming interlocking vertical plates in a wave washed environment. Photograph: Charlie Veron

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