Acropora dendrum Stony Coral

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AphiaID:: 288195

Scientific:: Acropora dendrum
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > dendrum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bassett-Smith, ), 1890

Occurrence:: Australia
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:: Not for beginners

CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-09-10 14:34:16
Last edit:: 2007-05-08 14:06:53

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Characters: Colonies are usually 0.5-1 metre across and are corymbose plates with widely spaced, tapering branchlets. Axial corallites are small. Radial corallites are immersed or nearly so, giving branchlets a smooth appearance.

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