Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
Associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 30 m (Ref. 83917). Tropical; 28°N - 9°N, 98°W - 60°W (Ref. 846)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Species forms the largest colonies of all Acropora, with parallel, obliquely inclined, very thick, tapered branches. Corallites are tubular and irregular in length. Axial corallites are indistinct. Color can either be tan or pale brown with white axial corallites.
Maximum depth from Ref. 116012. Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Found in shallow areas of high wave action, especially reef crests (Ref. 415) and submerged reef tops (Ref. 86439).
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).
Wallace, C.C. 1999. (Ref. 86439)
Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Status no CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Uso pelos humanos
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Ferramentas
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.5 - 28.2, mean 27.5 (based on 464 cells).
Categoria de preço
Unknown.
