Madrepora oculata Madrepora Coral, Zigzag Coral, Hidden White Coral

Madrepora oculata is commonly referred to as Madrepora Coral, Zigzag Coral, Hidden White Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor experts! Zeer moeilijk houdbaar . Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11479 

AphiaID:

135209 

Scientific:

Madrepora oculata 

German:

Steinkoralle 

English:

Madrepora Coral, Zigzag Coral, Hidden White Coral 

Category:

Steenkoralen SPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Oculinidae (Family) > Madrepora (Genus) > oculata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Antarctica, Canada Eastern Pacific, cosmopolitan species, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, the Kermadec Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

200 - 3000 Meter 

Size:

15.75" - 19.69" (40cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

35.6 °F - 28,5 °F (2°C - 28,5°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Marine snow, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Alleen voor experts! Zeer moeilijk houdbaar  

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Madrepora arbuscula
• Madrepora carolina
• Madrepora minutiseptum
• 
  Madrepora oculata
  Steinkoralle
• Madrepora porcellana

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-03-26 17:43:46 

Last edit:

2020-04-06 12:46:48 

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