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Mycetophyllia reesi Ridgeless cactus coral

Mycetophyllia reesi is commonly referred to as Ridgeless cactus coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
5632 
AphiaID:
290428 
Scientific:
Mycetophyllia reesi 
German:
Kaktuskoralle 
English:
Ridgeless Cactus Coral 
Category:
Coralli duri LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Mycetophyllia (Genus) > reesi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Wells, 1973 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Belize, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Venezuela 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
Mediamente facile 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-06-15 11:51:55 

Info

Wells, 1973

This species is found in deep-water fore reefs, walls and overhangs. It occurs from 20-76 m.
Text Source: IUCN Red List.

Colonies are thin laminae, sometimes conforming to the shape of the substrate. They are attached centrally or at a side. There are no radiating ridges or valleys. Corallite centres are parallel to plate margins.

Colour: Dark grey-brown or bluish-brown, sometimes mottled.

Habitat: Lower reef slopes protected from wave action.

Abundance: Uncommon to rare.

Similar species: Mycetophyllia lamarckiana

Textsource: Corals of the World by Charlie J.E.N. Veron

External links

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

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