Mycedium elephantotus Green Eyed Cup Coral or Elephant Nose Coral

Mycedium elephantotus is commonly referred to as Green Eyed Cup Coral or Elephant Nose 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

Mycedium elephantotus. Houtman Abrolhos Islands, south-western Australia. Showing the wide range of colours and surface detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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

Uploaded by AndiV.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 910
AphiaID:: 207373

Scientific:: Mycedium elephantotus
German:: Elefantenhaut-Koralle
English:: Green Eyed Cup Coral Or Elephant Nose Coral

Category:: Kivikorallit LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Mycedium (Genus) > elephantotus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1766

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, Cook Islands, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen
Sea depth:: 3 - 70 Meter
Habitats:: Protected reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 23.62" (60 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 82.4 °F (18°C - 28°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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Mycedium mancaoi
Großpolypige Steinkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-21 23:36:21
Last edit:: 2026-03-25 20:14:55

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Mycedium elephantotus (Pallas, 1766)

Color: Usually a uniform brown, grey, green or pink but may have green, white or red oral discs. Colonies may have distinctively coloured margins.

Synonymised names
Agaricia elephantotus (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora elephantotus Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Mycedium elephantotum (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Mycedium elephantotus var. dentatum Chevalier, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium elephantotus var. okeni Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium elephantotus var. pachycostatum Chevalier, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium elephantotus var. tenuicostatum Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium elephantotus var. tubifex (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium explanatum (Verrill, 1864) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium explanatum var. turgida Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium okeni Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium tenuicostatum Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium tubifex (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mycedium tubifex var. bifrons Umbgrove, 1939 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pavonia elephantotus (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Phyllastraea explanata Verrill, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Phyllastraea okeni (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Phyllastraea tubifex Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (5)
Variety Mycedium elephantotus var. dentatum Chevalier, 1975 accepted as Mycedium elephantotus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Mycedium elephantotus var. okeni Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Mycedium elephantotus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Mycedium elephantotus var. pachycostatum Chevalier, 1975 accepted as Mycedium elephantotus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Mycedium elephantotus var. tenuicostatum Verrill, 1901 accepted as Mycedium elephantotus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Mycedium elephantotus var. tubifex (Dana, 1846) accepted as Mycedium elephantotus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 19.09.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Mycedium elephantotus. Houtman Abrolhos Islands, south-western Australia. Showing the wide range of colours and surface detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss