Acropora bushyensis Acropora bushyensis

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lexID:: 6847
AphiaID:: 206999

Scientific:: Acropora bushyensis
German:: Bushy Acropora
English:: Acropora Bushyensis

Category:: Stony Corals SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > bushyensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Veron & Wallace, 1984

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indo Pacific, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Taiwan
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
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))

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-03-06 18:50:31
Last edit:: 2014-03-06 18:50:31

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Veron & Wallace, 1984

Very special thanks for the photo to Ed Lovell, Fiji!

"Colonies are digitate, with only slightly tapering branches. Axial corallites are approximately twice the size of radial corallites. Radial corallites are short, tubular and outward facing, with distinctive wide openings.

Colour: Pale brown or cream, occasionally with blue branch tips.

Habitat: Reef lagoons.

Abundance: Usually rare.

Similar species: Acropora arabensis"

Copyright Charlie J.E.N. Veron, Corals of the world.

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