Leptoseris gardineri

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Leptoseris gardineri. Philippines. Variation in the shape of fronds. Photograph: Charlie Veron

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Scientific:: Leptoseris gardineri
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Foliose Coral

Category:: Coralli duri LPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Leptoseris (Genus) > gardineri (Species)
Initial determination:: (van der Horst, ), 1922

Occurrence:: Vietnam, Cambodia, Niue, Celebes Sea, Tuvalu, Lord Howe Island, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna, Rapa, Cebu ((Philippines), Laccadive Sea, Bunaken, Coralsea, Fiji, Filippine, Giava, Guam, Indopacifico, Isole Marshall, Isole Salomon, Maldive, Malesia, Mar Cinese meridionale, Mar delle Andamane, Mar rosso, Mare di banda, Micronesia, Nuova Caledonia, Nuova Guinea, Oceania, Oceano Indiano, Pacifico occidentale, Palau, Papua Nuova Guinea, Picairns, Polinesia Francese, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tailandia, Taiwan, Timor Est, Tonga, Vanuatu
Sea depth:: 10 - 30 Meter
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 22°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:: Least concern (LC)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-06-27 09:46:47
Last edit:: 2018-01-01 17:49:54

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Husbandry

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

Characters: Colonies are horizontal, unifacial, subdividing fronds. Stands may be over 10 metres across. Corallites are aligned on the centre of narrow parts of fronds or several may be aligned transversely on broad parts. They are outwardly inclined.

Colour: Pale cream or orange-brown.

Habitat: Usually occurs on lower reef slopes with soft substrates.

Abundance: Uncommon

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