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Acropora prolifera   (Lamarck, 1816)

Fused staghorn coral

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Fenner, D., 1999
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Grover's Reef Atoll (Ref. 85586). C: Ref. 85471, 85586, 86558; M: Ref. 846.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Veron, J.E.N., 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Scleractinia (Stony corals) > Acroporidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 30 m (Ref. 116012).   Tropical; 28°N - 9°N, 98°W - 60°W (Ref. 846)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morfologi

Colonies are branching with compact, horizontally spread sub-branches occurring towards the extremities of main branches. Axial corallites are elongate while radial corallites are tubular and irregular in length. Color can either be tan or pale brown with white branch tips.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Very shallow reef slopes and lagoon margins (Ref. 846).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. 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.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Wallace, C.C. 1999. (Ref. 86439)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Hexacorallians of the World | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.5 - 28.2, mean 27.4 (based on 333 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.