Montipora cebuensis Montipora coral

Montipora cebuensis is commonly referred to as Montipora 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

Montipora cebuensis. Indonesia. Detail of small colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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

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Scientific:: Montipora cebuensis
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Montipora Coral

Category:: Stony Corals SPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Montipora (Genus) > cebuensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Nemenzo, 1976

Occurrence:: Australia, Bunaken, Fiji, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Oceania, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Vanuatu
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 2 - 35 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 80.06 °F - 84.74 °F (26.7°C - 29.3°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:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-04-22 18:31:21
Last edit:: 2012-04-22 18:31:21

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Nemenzo, 1976

Characters: Colonies are contorted dissected laminae. Coenosteum ridges are prominent. They are irregular on larger fronds, but are usually perpendicular to the margins of small fronds. Corallites occur irregularly, between the ridges.

Colour: Brown, sometimes with pale blue margins.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments, especially lagoons.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Montipora foliosa , Montipora hodgsoni , Montipora monasteriata

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 04.10.2023.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 04.10.2023.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 04.10.2023.

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Montipora cebuensis. Indonesia. Detail of small colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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