Name:
Scientific Name: Oxypora lacera
Genus: Oxypora
Dessert Plate Chalice
Coral Type: Chalices
Scientific Name: Oxypora lacera
Genus: Oxypora
Color: Teal, Orange
Feeding: None - Photosynthetic
Flow: Medium
Lighting: Medium
Photo Courtesy of: Reeffarmers
Feeding: None - Photosynthetic
Flow: Medium
Lighting: Medium
Photo Courtesy of: Reeffarmers
This Oxypora lacera has an exotic coloration pattern. The surface of the coral is colored bright blue while the calice polyp areas are bright pink. This coral however is a low light coral and the exotic pigments are best developed within low light areas (175 watt halide or less).
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