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Lobophyllia diminuta Lobophyllia diminuta

Lobophyllia diminuta is commonly referred to as Lobophyllia diminuta. Difficulty in the aquarium: Animale non indicato per i neofiti. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.” Copyright Charlie, Veron, Foto Great Barrier Reef,


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lexID:
8327 
AphiaID:
207389 
Scientific:
Lobophyllia diminuta 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Lobophyllia Diminuta 
Category:
Coralli duri LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Lobophyllia (Genus) > diminuta (Species) 
Initial determination:
Veron, 1985 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South-Pazific, Taiwan, Thailand, Tuvalu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 30 Meter 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
79.88 °F - 84.74 °F (26.6°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
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)) 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-05-07 00:06:54 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Lobophyllia diminuta
Veron, 1985

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

Colonies are small, flat or dome-shaped. Corallites are phaceloid and usually monocentric, but may have up to three centres. Corallites average 16 millimetres diameter. Septal teeth are few in number but are long and conspicuous. Columellae are circular or oval and are well developed.

Colour: Mottled orange, green or white, usually with pale mouths.

Habitat: Upper reef slopes and lagoons.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Lobophyllia dentatus

This species is found on upper reef slopes and lagoons, in a depth range of 2 to 30 meters.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Lobophyllia (Genus) > Lobophyllia diminuta (Species)

Taxonomic note: Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron and Pichon (1980). Additional identification guide: Veron (1986).

External links

  1. ARKive (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. New Scleractinia from Australian Coral Reefs (en). Abgerufen am 06.05.2023.
  5. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. Threatened Scleractinian Corals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (en). Abgerufen am 07.05.2023.
  7. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.” Copyright Charlie, Veron, Foto Great Barrier Reef,
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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.” Copyright C. Veron, Foto Ashmore Reef, Westaustralia.
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