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Isophyllia rigida Rough Star Coral

Isophyllia rigida is commonly referred to as Rough Star Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Isophyllia rigida. Caribbean. Surface detail. 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:
4432 
AphiaID:
287850 
Scientific:
Isophyllia rigida 
German:
Raue Sternkoralle 
English:
Rough Star Coral 
Category:
Coralli duri LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Isophyllia (Genus) > rigida (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dana, ), 1846 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East cost of USA, Florida, Grenada, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nicaragua, North-West-Atlantic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S. 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 35 Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
79.34 °F - 82.58 °F (26.3°C - 28.1°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-11 14:47:38 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Isophyllia rigida (Dana, 1846)

Characters: Colonies are massive and cerioid or have several centres in a short series. Columellae are rudimentary. Septa are thin, with pointed fine teeth.

Colour: Usually mottled grey-green with valleys and walls of contrasting colours.

Habitat: Most reef environments, but especially surge channels.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

Synonymised names:
Astraea (Fissicella) rigida Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Astraea rigida Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astrea rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Isophyllastraea rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Isophyllia sinuosa f. rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mussa (Isophyllia) dipsacea var. aster Verrill, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa (Symphyllia) annectens Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa (Symphyllia) rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mussa annectens Verrill, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Prionastraea rigida (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyrigth Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Isophyllia rigida. Caribbean. Surface detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron
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