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Montipora porites pore coral

Montipora porites is commonly referred to as pore coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Montipora porites. Indonesia. Compact colony of thin branches. Photograph: Charlie Veron.


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

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lexID:
4321 
AphiaID:
287723 
Scientific:
Montipora porites 
German:
Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Pore Coral 
Category:
Coralli duri SPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Montipora (Genus) > porites (Species) 
Initial determination:
Veron, 2000 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
2 - 25 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Plankton, 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:
Near threatened (NT) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-04-19 19:52:29 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Veron, 2000

Characters: Colonies have encrusting bases and irregular branches which seldom fuse. Branching may be open or compact. Coenosteum ridges are very prominent and form a sinuous pattern over branch surfaces. Corallites are deeply embedded between the ridges. The skeletal structure of the corallites is Porites-like, with very elongate septa which occasionally fuse.

Colour: Grey or green with pale coenosteum ridges.

Habitat: Shallow protected embayments.

Abundance: Rare.

Similar species: Montipora malampaya , Montipora setosa , Porites negrosensis

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 06.10.2023.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 06.10.2023.

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Montipora porites. Indonesia. Compact colony of thin branches. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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