Turbinaria conspicua Vase Coral, Turban Coral, Coral, Cup Coral, Stony Coral, Scroll Coral

Turbinaria conspicua is commonly referred to as Vase Coral, Turban Coral, Coral, Cup Coral, Stony Coral, Scroll 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:: 6848
AphiaID:: 289210

Scientific:: Turbinaria conspicua
German:: Kelchkoralle
English:: Vase Coral, Turban Coral, Coral, Cup Coral, Stony Coral, Scroll Coral

Category:: Coralli duri LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Turbinaria (Genus) > conspicua (Species)
Initial determination:: Bernard, 1896

Occurrence:: Australia, Central Pazific, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Indonesia, Northern Territory (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Mediamente facile
Offspring:: Easy 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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-03-06 19:05:58
Last edit:: 2020-09-27 16:48:09

Captive breeding / propagation

Turbinaria conspicua is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Turbinaria conspicua, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Bernard, 1896

"Very special thanks for the photos to Ed Lovell, Fiji!

Colonies are composed of thin, upright, bifacial fronds. Corallites are small, immersed and widely separated, with small calices.

Colour: Pale brown or cream.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Usually rare."

Copyright Charlie J.E.N. Veron, Corals of the World.

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Check EcoDiver Programm (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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