Acropora rufa Acropora rufa

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Acropora rufus (c) “From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

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Scientific:: Acropora rufa
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Acropora Rufa

Category:: Stony Corals SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > rufa (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron, 2000

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Suez-Kanal, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Israel, Jordan, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen
Sea depth:: 2 - 10 Meter
Size:: up to 39.37" (100 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Dissolved organic substances, Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Easy to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Data deficient (DD)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-05 09:43:44
Last edit:: 2019-03-03 21:06:15

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

Acropora rufus
Veron, 2000

Characters: Colonies have widely spaced, tapered upright branches with irregular side branches projecting almost perpendicularly. Axial corallites are dome-shaped and prominent. Incipient axial corallites occur irregularly and are long and tapered. These intergrade with radial corallites which are also widely spaced and tapered. All corallite openings are small and have weakly developed septa. The coenosteum is fine, giving branches a smooth appearance.

Colour: Reddish-brown.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Acropora tortuosa , Acropora vaughani

Synonym: Acropora rufus (Veron, 2000)

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (2002).

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