Oculina diffusa

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lexID:: 5247
AphiaID:: 287097

Scientific:: Oculina diffusa
German:: Kleinpolypische Steinkoralle
English:: Diffuse Ivory Bush Coral

Category:: Coralli duri SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Oculinidae (Family) > Oculina (Genus) > diffusa (Species)
Initial determination:: Lamarck, 1816

Occurrence:: Venezuela, Panama, Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Barbados, Atlantico occidentale, Belize, Bermuda, Caraibi, Golfo del Messico, Honduras, Sudamerica, USA
Size:: bis zu 30cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 28°C
Food:: Plancton, zooplancton
Tank:: ~ 750 Liter
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))

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-04-11 19:08:15
Last edit:: 2013-04-11 19:08:15

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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(Lamarck, 1816)

Special thanks for the photo to George "Keoki" Stender from Hawaii.

Characters: Colonies are compact or prostrate clumps of short, thin, highly fused, branches. Corallites are up to 5 millimetres diameter and have neat round exsert walls. Long and short septa only slightly alternate. Costae form fine striae over the coenosteum surface.

Colour: Tan with dark calices. Azooxanthellate colonies are white.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Rare.

Similar species: Oculina varicosa

Synonym: Madrepora virginea Lamarck, 1816

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