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Mussa angulosa Spiny Flower Coral

Mussa angulosa is commonly referred to as Spiny Flower 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.

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Mussa angulosa Giant polyp coral Belize ,Copyright Paddy Ryan


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lexID:
647 
AphiaID:
216135 
Scientific:
Mussa angulosa 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Spiny Flower Coral 
Category:
Coralli duri LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Mussa (Genus) > angulosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Pallas, ), 1766 
Occurrence:
Guadeloupe, Barbados, Belize, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela 
Sea depth:
3 - 60 Meter 
Size:
up to 19.69" (50 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, 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:
2022-07-06 17:16:15 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766)

Mussa is a genus of stony coral in the family Mussidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Mussa angulosa, commonly known as the spiny or large flower coral. It is found on reefs in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas and the Gulf of Mexico.

Description: Colonies are flat to hemispherical, phaceloid to flabello-meandroid, the latter with short valleys of up to 5 centres. Septa have tall sharp teeth. Columellae are well developed. Retracted polyps are thick and fleshy.

Synonymised names:
Caryophyllia angulosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lithophyllia argemone Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lithophyllia cylindrica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lithophyllia dubia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lobophyllia angulosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lobophyllia carduus (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora angulosa Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Madrepora carduus Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora fastigiata Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa angulosa f. angulosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mussa carduus (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mussa fastigiata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (2):
Forma Mussa angulosa f. angulosa (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Forma Mussa angulosa f. lacera (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Scolymia lacera (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 06.07.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 06.07.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 06.07.2022.

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Mussa angulosa Giant polyp coral Belize ,Copyright Paddy Ryan
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Copyright copyright © par Franck Mazeas, Guadeloupe
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Mussa angulosa. Caribbean. The usual appearance of a small colony composed of a few polyps. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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vir10606,Spiny Flower Coral, Mussa angulosa, Mingo Cay,U.S. Virgin Island 2022

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