Turbinaria irregularis Vase Coral, Cup Coral, Scroll Coral, Stony Coral, Turban Coral

Turbinaria irregularis is commonly referred to as Vase Coral, Cup Coral, Scroll Coral, Stony Coral, Turban Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

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lexID:: 2041
AphiaID:: 207505

Scientific:: Turbinaria irregularis
German:: Steinkoralle
English:: Vase Coral, Cup Coral, Scroll Coral, Stony Coral, Turban Coral

Category:: Steenkoralen LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Turbinaria (Genus) > irregularis (Species)
Initial determination:: Bernard, 1896

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, Comores, Egypt, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Java, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Guinea, Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Vietnam, West Indies, Yemen
Sea depth:: 5 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Normaal
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)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-10-01 14:09:06
Last edit:: 2023-12-18 15:35:03

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Turbinaria irregularis
Bernard, 1896

Characters: Colonies consist of encrusting plates, with free irregular margins. Corallites are exsert and irregular. The coenosteum between corallites is smooth and uniform between adjacent corallites. Colour: Uniform or mottled dark brown. Similar species: Turbinaria stellulata, which is primarily encrusting and has larger, less exsert corallites separated by coenosteum which is usually a darker colour. Colonies consist of encrusting plates, with free irregular margins. Corallites are exsert and irregular. The coenosteum between corallites is smooth and uniform between adjacent corallites. Colour: Uniform or mottled dark brown. Similar species: Turbinaria stellulata, which is primarily encrusting and has larger, less exsert corallites separated by coenosteum which is usually a darker colour.

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (multi). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.

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