Scolymia australis

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Common Name
Scoly
Binomial Name
Scolymia australis
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Mussidae
Genus:	Scolymia
Species:	australis

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Common Names

• Scoly

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Characteristics

Description

Information about the body shape, skeletal characteristics, how it appears, colouring etc.

Similar Species

Any species that look similar to this one, that may be mixed up.

Maximum Size

Something about what size the it grows to in the wild, plus in captivity.

Associated Organisms

Anything that lives in sybiosis, parasitic or opportunistically with it.

Behaviour

Notes about what they do, how they inteact with others, different species etc.

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Captive Care

Tank Size

The size of tank suitable for it, including reasoning behind this judgement.

Water Flow

Type and amount of water flow suitable for it.

Lighting

How much lighting is required for it.

Feeding

What it requires in terms of feeding, type of foods and frequency.

Growth Rate

How quickly it will grow under various conditions.

Diseases

Things that adversely effect it, such as bacterial infections, parasites etc.

Other

Addition things / items that are important for care in captivity.

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Gallery

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Compatability

Fish

Does it have any fish that it should not be housed with?

Coral

Does it have coral that it is not compatable with?

Invertebrate

Is it compatable with other invertebrates such as molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms?

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Reproduction

How it reproduces, how suitable it is to breeding or captive propagation, techniques on how to etc.

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Local Ecology

Distribution

Eastern and Southern Australia, Western Australia north to Rottnest Island

Habitat

Where it is found on the natural reefs, the reef zone.

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Additional Information

Some additional notes on it that don't fit in the above sections.

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Resources

• Doughnut, Cat's Eye, Knob, Beaker, Flat Brain, or Modern Meat? A review of what are Scolymia and Cynarina, with comments on their relatives and taxonomical status by Julian Sprung - Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine
• Fragging the Unfraggable: Scolymia australis by Craig Shimokusu - Reef Hobbyist Magazine

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