Echinophyllia orpheensis Stony Coral

Echinophyllia orpheensis is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

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

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:: 1975
AphiaID:: 207369

Scientific:: Echinophyllia orpheensis
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Echinophyllia (Genus) > orpheensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron & Pichon, 1980

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Sudan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Comores, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Egypt, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indian Ocean, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Taiwan, Thailand, the Seychelles, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen
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 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Average
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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-07-23 15:06:00
Last edit:: 2018-11-26 00:35:12

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Veron and Pichon, 1980

Infos from AIMS:
Description: Colonies are less than 0.5 metres across and submassive, becoming laminar around the periphery. Corallites are exsert except at the periphery. Costae are thick and beaded. Paliform lobes are usually well developed.

Color: Usually cream, reddish or pale brown, sometimes with green centres.

Similar Species: Echinophyllia aspera, which has smaller corallites without thick beaded costae. Can be mistaken for the faviid Barabattoia amicorum.

For more Infos click to the Link to AIMS.

Synonyms:
Echinophyllia aspera var. sugiyamai (Yabe & Eguchi, 1935)
Echinophyllia aspera var. tosaensis (Yabe & Eguchi, 1935)
Echinophyllia tosaensis Yabe & Eguchi, 1935
Oxyphyllia aspera var. sugiyamai Yabe & Eguchi, 1935
Oxyphyllia aspera var. tosaensis Yabe & Eguchi, 1935

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

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 24.08.2023.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). 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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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.” Foto aus Australien

Echinophyllia orpheensis - Großpolypige Steinkoralle

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