Turbinaria stellulata Disc Coral, Cup Coral, Coral, Scroll Coral, Vase Coral, Turban Coral

Turbinaria stellulata is commonly referred to as Disc Coral, Cup Coral, Coral, Scroll Coral, Vase Coral, Turban Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Vaikeahko. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

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lexID:: 1768
AphiaID:: 207510

Scientific:: Turbinaria stellulata
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Disc Coral, Cup Coral, Coral, Scroll Coral, Vase Coral, Turban Coral

Category:: Kivikorallit LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Turbinaria (Genus) > stellulata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1816

Occurrence:: Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Indian Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Northern Territory (Australia), Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Tasman Sea, the Kermadec Islands, Vietnam, Western Australia
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 2 - 15 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Vaikeahko
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-12-17 19:48:40
Last edit:: 2026-08-10 20:42:06

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Turbinaria stellulata (Lamarck, 1816)6

Characters: Colonies are primarily encrusting. Corallites are thick walled, conical and average 2.5 millimetres diameter. Colour: Usually brown or green but may be a wide range of other colours. The coenosteum between corallites is usually darker than the corallite walls.

Similar Species: Small colonies are similar to those of Turbinaria radicalis. See also T. irregularis.

Synonymised names
Astraea stellulata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Astraeopora stellulata (Lamarck, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astrea stellulata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Astreopora stellulata (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turbinaria carinata Nemenzo, 1971 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria elegans Bernard, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (?)
Turbinaria globularis Bernard, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria hemisphaerica Rehberg, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria mantonae Crossland, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria nitida Nemenzo, 1960 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria stephensoni Crossland, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria subversa Bernard, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinaria titizimaensis Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.
Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 27.09.2020.

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