Turbinaria reniformis
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Turbinaria reniformis is a hard coral (Scleractinia) from the Red Sea , the Persian Gulf and the Indo-Pacific , where it occurs as far as Tonga and the Cook Islands .
The corals form large plate-shaped or leafy colonies that often look like twisted funnels. They can reach a diameter of several meters. They are bright yellow, yellow-green, or green in color. The polyps, which are only 1.5 to 2 millimeters in size, can be seen as small knobs on the surface of the coral.
In contrast to most of the other species in the Dendrophylliidae family , Turbinaria reniformis lives in symbiosis with zooxanthellae , some of whose metabolites they feed on, and are therefore dependent on locations in bright, shallow water.
literature
- Julian Sprung: Korallen , Dähne Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-92168-487-0
- Svein A. Fossa / Alf Jacob Nilsen: Coral reef aquarium Volume 4 , Schmettkamp Verlag, 1995, ISBN 3-928819-05-4
Web links
Commons : Turbinaria reniformis - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Turbinaria reniformis
- Turbinaria reniformis inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Hoeksema, B., Rogers, A. & Quibilan, M., 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2013.