Heliofungia fralinae Mushroom Coral

Heliofungia fralinae is commonly referred to as Mushroom Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, Corals of the World.”

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Scientific:: Heliofungia fralinae
German:: Pilzkoralle
English:: Mushroom Coral

Category:: Steenkoralen LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Heliofungia (Genus) > fralinae (Species)
Initial determination:: (Nemenzo, ), 1955

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Normaal
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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Heliofungia actiniformis
Anemonen-Pilzkoralle, Sonnenblumen-Pilzkoralle

More related species in this lexicon:

Heliofungia fralinae
Pilzkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-07-11 17:43:25
Last edit:: 2018-09-19 17:56:45

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Heliofungia fralinae
Nemenzo, 1955

Synonyms: Fungia fralinae

Description: Polyps are circular. Septa are in two distinct orders, those of the first order being very exsert, straight and thin. All septa have fine teeth. Tentacles, which are sometimes bifurcated, are commonly extended during the day.
Color: Usually olive-green with tiny but conspicuous violet tentacle tips.
Habitat: Reef slopes and lagoons.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar Species: The exsert alternating septa with fine teeth are distinctive.

Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Heliofungia (Genus)

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