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Leptoseris amitoriensis Stony coral, Sunray Lettuce Coral

Leptoseris amitoriensisis commonly referred to as Stony coral, Sunray Lettuce Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 450 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. J.E.N. "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Leptoseris amitoriensis. Philippines. L. amitoriensis (above) with L. gardineri (below). Photograph: Charlie Veron.


Courtesy of the author Dr. J.E.N. "Charlie" Veron, Australien Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:
4401 
AphiaID:
288717 
Scientific:
Leptoseris amitoriensis 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral, Sunray Lettuce Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Leptoseris (Genus) > amitoriensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Veron, 1990 
Occurrence:
Australia, Celebes Sea, China, Fiji, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 30 Meter 
Size:
3.94" - 11.81" (10cm - 30cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
98.99 gal (~ 450L) 
Difficulty:
Not for beginners 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Near threatened (NT) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-06-24 10:08:24 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Characters: Colonies are tiers or whorls of broad fronds with fluted edges. Corallites are widely spaced and are approximately in rows parallel to the frond margins. They are small and superficial becoming smaller towards the frond margins.

Colour: Pale to dark brown.

Habitat: Lower reef slopes protected from wave action. It can form large fields.
This species is found from 15-30 m.

Abundance: Rare.

External links

  1. Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.

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Leptoseris amitoriensis. Philippines. L. amitoriensis (above) with L. gardineri (below). Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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