Sinularia molokaiensis, Moloka'i leather coral

Sinularia molokaiensis   Verseveldt, 1983

Moloka'i leather coral
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Octocorallia | Malacalcyonacea | Alcyoniidae

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

Sessile; depth range 35 - ? m (Ref. 122680).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Pacific: Endemic to Hawaii.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Colonies encrust on limestone and volcanic rocks in waters around 35 meters or deeper but can also be located in shallow waters. Contains less stinging cells than other cnidarians, and they feed on planktonic plant cells or other types of small particles (Ref. 122680).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

State of hawaii. 2020. (Ref. 122680)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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