Leptoseris tubulifera Stony coral

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Leptoseris tubulifera. Indonesia. Surface detail showing the strong striations of costae. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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AphiaID:: 207288

Scientific:: Leptoseris tubulifera
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Leptoseris (Genus) > tubulifera (Species)
Initial determination:: Vaughan, 1907

Occurrence:: Australia, Banda Sea, Bunaken, Celebes Sea, Fiji, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Thailand, the Andaman Sea, Timor, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 15 - 25 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
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)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-05-16 21:03:41
Last edit:: 2020-06-25 21:57:06

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Leptoseris tubulifera are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Leptoseris tubulifera, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Leptoseris tubulifera, 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.”
Vaughan, 1907

Characters: Colonies are horizontal to vertical, unifacial, broad, irregular fronds. Fronds form upright cylindrical tubes which may be tall and branched. Corallites are irregular and only slightly outwardly inclined.

Colour: Pale- or orange-brown.

Habitat: Deep water.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Leptoseris gardineri , Leptoseris scabra , Leptoseris striata

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Australian Institute of Marine Species (en)

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