Halomitra pileus Bowl Coral, Plate Coral, Mushroom Coral, Helmet Coral, Dome Coral, Bonnet Coral

Halomitra pileus is commonly referred to as Bowl Coral, Plate Coral, Mushroom Coral, Helmet Coral, Dome Coral, Bonnet 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 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Halomitra pileus,Moalboal, PH-CB, PH 2026

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lexID:: 4413
AphiaID:: 207361

Scientific:: Halomitra pileus
German:: Schüsselkoralle, Tellerkoralle, Pilzkoralle, Helmkoralle, Kuppelkoralle, Haubenkoralle
English:: Bowl Coral, Plate Coral, Mushroom Coral, Helmet Coral, Dome Coral, Bonnet Coral

Category:: Steenkoralen LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Halomitra (Genus) > pileus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Naoero (Nauru), New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tansania, Thailand, Timor, Tuvalu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna
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
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Lagoons, Protected reefs, Reef slopes, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-05-25 12:35:30
Last edit:: 2026-08-11 15:09:23

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Halomitra pileus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Characters: Colonies are large, free-living, thin and delicate, and circular, dome or bell-shaped. They have no axial furrow. Corallites are widely spaced and increase in size as the colony grows. In small colonies, septo-costae radiate in a fan from the initial point of growth or are perpendicular to the colony margin, in which case they form distinct lines of demarcation.

Septa have teeth similar to those of Fungia fungites. Tentacles of mature colonies are extended only at night; those of juvenile colonies are commonly extended during the day.

Colour: Pale brown, frequently with bright pink or purple margins. Corallite centres are commonly white.

Habitat: Middle to lower reef slopes protected from wave action and lagoons on soft substrates.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

Similar species: Zoopilus echinatus

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Veron and Pichon (1980), Hoeksema (1989). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

Synonymised names
Doederleinia vetusta Gerth, 1925 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fungia pileus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Halomitra (Halomitra) concentrica Studer, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halomitra (Halomitra) pileus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Halomitra (Halomitra) tiara Verrill, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halomitra (Podabacia) philippinensis Studer, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halomitra clypeus Verrill, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halomitra concentrica Studer, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halomitra louwinae Van Der Horst, 1921 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halomitra philippinensis (Studer, 1901) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halomitra tiara Verrill, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Halomitra vetusta (Gerth, 1925) † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora pileus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Matrepora pileus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Podabacia philippinensis Studer, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Podabacia pileus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Zoopilus gomezae Nemenzo, 1980 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Zoopilus gomezi Nemenzo, 1980 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.

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Halomitra pileus. Tanzania. Typical surface appearance with groups of septo-costae running in different directions. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

Halomitra pileus,Moalboal, PH-CB, PH 2026

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