Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
Associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 3 - 35 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical; 35°N - 34°S, 27°E - 175°W (Ref. 846)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm BRW macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 269)
This hispidose branching coral forms colonies up to several meters in diameter and is common from shallow to intermediate depths throughout its range. It has stout branches up to 25 cm thick that appear "knobby" on the surface due to secondary branchlets of even height (Ref. 269).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Hermaphroditic (Ref. 113712). Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end (Ref. 833).
Hodgson, G. 1998. (Ref. 269)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Categoria CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Utilização humana
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Ferramentas
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 28.8, mean 27.6 (based on 470 cells).
Vulnerabilidade
Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Categoria de preço
Unknown.
