Lithophyllon concinna Mushroom Coral

Lithophyllon concinna is commonly referred to as Mushroom Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Vaikeahko. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

2681 

AphiaID:

716645 

Scientific:

Lithophyllon concinna 

German:

Pilzkoralle 

English:

Mushroom Coral 

Category:

Kivikorallit LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Lithophyllon (Genus) > concinna (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Verrill, ), 1864 

Occurrence:

Central Pazific, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 6.3" (16 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Vaikeahko 

CITES:

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

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Lithophyllon ranjithi
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle
• 
  Lithophyllon undulatum
  Lithophyllon-Pilzkoralle, Steinblattkoralle, Großpolypige Steinkoralle

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lithophyllon concinna
  Pilzkoralle
• 
  Lithophyllon repanda
  Plattenkoralle
• 
  Lithophyllon scabra
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle
• 
  Lithophyllon spinifer
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-01-18 13:20:12 

Last edit:

2024-05-05 20:21:39 

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