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Astraeosmilia curvata Trumpet Coral

Astraeosmilia curvatais commonly referred to as Trumpet Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
682 
AphiaID:
1487790 
Scientific:
Astraeosmilia curvata 
German:
Fingerkoralle 
English:
Trumpet Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Astraeosmilia (Genus) > curvata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Wijsman-Best, ), 1972 
Occurrence:
Australia, Banda Sea, Bunaken, Cebu ((Philippines), Celebes Sea, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, 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:
1 - 40 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.57" (3cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
76.46 °F - 84.2 °F (24.7°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Easy to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-11-06 21:15:11 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Astraeosmilia curvata (Wijsman-Best, 1972)

Description: Colonies are usually small. Corallites are sometimes compact, but usually sprawl irregularly. They are characteristically curved at the colony periphery and average 8 millimetres diameter.

Habitat: Flat substrates, often found with Caulastraea furcata.

Abundance:
Similar Species: Caulastrea furcata, which can be distinguished underwater by its colour; corallites are also more regular, larger, have more numerous septa and better developed costae.

Synonymised names:
Caulastraea curvata Wijsman-Best, 1972 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Caulastrea curvata Wijsman-Best, 1972 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 30.10.2022.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 06.11.2022.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 06.11.2022.

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Husbandry know-how of owners

Daniel B.
@Daniel B.

am 05.08.08#1
Wohl die schnellwüchsigste LPS überhaupt; ein jeder Polyp (der seitlich genug Platz hat) teilt sich alle 4 Wochen....
Verträgt viel Licht, wächst aber auch noch im Schatten, für starke Farben ist aber kräftige Beleuchtung vorzuziehen....
Regenerationsfähigkeit ist enorm, selbst wenn kleine Stücke eines Polypen abgebrochen sind, werden diese innerhalb kurzer Zeit neu gebildet...


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