Pseudodiploria clivosa Knobby Brain Coral

Pseudodiploria clivosa is commonly referred to as Knobby Brain Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 3160
AphiaID:: 828326

Scientific:: Pseudodiploria clivosa
German:: Knotige Hirnkoralle
English:: Knobby Brain Coral

Category:: Steenkoralen LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Pseudodiploria (Genus) > clivosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ellis & Solander, ), 1786

Occurrence:: Belize, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Caribbean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 41 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 77.72 °F - 82.4 °F (25.4°C - 28°C)
Food:: Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Easy 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)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-05-08 09:21:23
Last edit:: 2025-07-23 19:47:47

Captive breeding / propagation

Pseudodiploria clivosa is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Pseudodiploria clivosa, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Pseudodiploria clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

A brain coral, with long meandering valleys. The colonies have convoluted, knobbly surfaces, not smoothly domed, and this feature distinguishes this species clearly from Diploria strigosa.

Synonymised names
Astraea agassizii Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Diploria clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Diploria mammosa (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leptoria hieroglyphica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora clivosa Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Madrepora filograna Esper, 1789 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Maeandra agassizii (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Maeandra clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Maeandra clivosa var. dispar Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Maeandra clivosa var. explanata Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Maeandrina clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Maeandrina filograna (Esper, 1789) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Maeandrina grandilobata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Meandrina clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Meandrina filograna (Esper, 1789) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Meandrina grandiloba Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Meandrina grandilobata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Meandrina mammosa Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Platygyra clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 15.10.2022.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 15.10.2022.

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