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

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Scientific:: Acropora variolosa
German:: kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Acropora Variolosa

Category:: Stony Corals SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > variolosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Klunzinger, ), 1879

Occurrence:: Madagascar, Red Sea
Size:: up to 39.37" (100 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Dustfood , 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:: 2012-02-05 10:45:04
Last edit:: 2012-02-05 10:45:04

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

Acropora variolosa
(Klunzinger, 1879)

Characters: Colonies consist of open thickets of sturdy tapered upright branches. Axial corallites are large and dome-shaped. Radial corallites are of mixed sizes, the largest being tubular and exsert, with thick walls and small openings. The coenosteum is fine.

Colour: Brown-purple with pale tips.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Acropora hemprichii , Acropora rudis

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Wallace (1999).

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Australian Institute of Marine Species (en)

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