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Lobophyllia valenciennesii   (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849)

Snake brain coral
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Lobophyllia valenciennesii


Northern Marianas Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 101074; M: Ref. 848.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, R.H., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Hexacorallia > Scleractinia (Stony corals) > Lobophylliidae ()

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

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 848).   Tropical; 36°N - 34°S, 26°E - 172°W (Ref. 848)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: East Africa including Red Sea to Melanesia, north to Japan and south to Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Formation: often flat. Valley: radiates from a flat central area; with steep sides and flat floors. Walls: moderately fleshy appearance, often with a groove along the top. Septa: thick, with large teeth. Polyps may be fleshy. Color: often gray, brown, or mottled; with contrasting valley floors and walls (Ref. 848).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 848)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 January 2008

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 | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.6 - 29.1, mean 28.1 (based on 1186 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.