Pavona bipartita Pavona bipartita

Pavona bipartita is commonly referred to as Pavona bipartita. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Pavona bipartita. Red Sea. Surface of a submassive colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:: 4262
AphiaID:: 289199

Scientific:: Pavona bipartita
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Pavona Bipartita

Category:: Steenkoralen LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Pavona (Genus) > bipartita (Species)
Initial determination:: Nemenzo, 1979

Occurrence:: Africa, Bunaken, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Oceania, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu
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 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 39.37" (100 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
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:: 2012-03-26 20:27:55
Last edit:: 2012-03-26 20:27:55

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Nemenzo, 1980

Description: Colonies are submassive or encrusting and may be over one metre across. Corallites are uniformly distributed but collines are characteristically uneven in height and may form slightly raised ridges several centimetres long. Septo-costae are in two slightly alternating orders.
Color: Uniform pale to dark brown.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar Species: Pavona duerdeni.

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Pavona bipartita. Red Sea. Surface of a submassive colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron

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