1. Start
  2. Corals
  3. Stony Corals LPS
  4. Plerogyra
  5. Plerogyra simplex
Anzeige
Fauna Marin GmbH Mrutzek Meeresaquaristik Meerwasseraquaristik.net Aquafair Fauna Marin GmbH

Plerogyra simplex Rounded Bubblegum Coral

Plerogyra simplexis commonly referred to as Rounded Bubblegum Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Bernard Dupont, Frankreich

Bubble Coral (Plerogyra simplex) , Fukui, Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009


Courtesy of the author Bernard Dupont, Frankreich Copyright Bernard Dupont. Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:
2429 
AphiaID:
287848 
Scientific:
Plerogyra simplex 
German:
Blasenkoralle 
English:
Rounded Bubblegum Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Scleractinia incertae sedis (Family) > Plerogyra (Genus) > simplex (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rehberg, 1892 
Occurrence:
American Samoa, Australia, Bunaken, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna 
Sea depth:
0 - 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Dissolved organic substances, Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Near threatened (NT) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-07-24 21:55:15 

Info

Plerogyra simplex
Rehberg, 1892

Characters:
Colonies are branched, the branches being of uniform length and uniformly spaced. Branches are monocentric, forming phaceloid colonies. The coenosteum is smooth, with costae only formed below corallite rims. For more infos and more pictures click to the link to AIMS Website.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Scleractinia incertae sedis (Family) > Plerogyra (Genus) > Plerogyra simplex (Species)

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Commonly

Bubble Coral (Plerogyra simplex) , Fukui, Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009
1
Plerogyra simplex, Copyright Henning Wiese
1
Plerogyra simplex, Copyright Henning Wiese
1
Plerogyra simplex. Papua New Guinea. Vesicles are the same shape but about half the size as those of P. sinuosa.. Photograph: Charlie Veron
1
Plerogyra simplex
Plerogyra simplex
P. simplex

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss