Saltwater
Long tentacle plate coral
Heliofungia actiniformis
Fungiidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Large-polyp stony coral (LPS)
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Low
- Placement
- On the sand
- Difficulty
- Demanding
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and 4 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Heliofungia actiniformis is a solitary species of mushroom coral, a large polyp stony coral in the family Fungiidae. This coral is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region, as it is a zooxanthellate. H. actiniformis is a popular coral in the reef aquarium trade; wild populations are threatened by disease, climate change, and over-collection for the aquarium trade, and the species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.
Other names
In other languages
- Mushroom coral
