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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 8817.
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Main Ref: Veron, J.E.N. and G. Hodgson, 1989
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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Anthozoa > Scleractinia (Stony corals) > Lobophylliidae ()

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

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 848). Tropical; 36°N - 35°S, 34°E - 176°E (Ref. 848)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Malaysia to Melanesia, north to Japan and south to New South Wales, Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Formation: massive and cerioid, with laterally compressed corallites of uneven height. Acute walls; with thick septa and large teeth. Barely developed columellae. Thick fleshy mantle covered by fine papillae. Color: varies, but commonly red, purple, and green; walls are corallites almost always in contrasting color (Ref. 848).

Occurs in shallow reef environments (Ref. 848), especially in subtropical localities (Ref. 98471).

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. and G. Hodgson. 1989. (Ref. 8817)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.3 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 3157 cells).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Micromussa lordhowensis (Veron & Pichon, 1982)