Goniopora columna, Anemone coral

Goniopora columna   Dana, 1846

Anemone coral

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Poritidae

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

Reef-associated; depth range 2 - 18 m (Ref. 107467).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Color is uniform light brown, with the mouth occasionally being light purple. Colony shape tends to look larger and massive when masked by the tentacles. Its normal columnar shape becomes more prominent when disturbed. Corallites are crowded, having little coenosarc (Ref. 130769).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occur in both shallow and deeper waters. Colony shape tends to look larger and massive when masked by the tentacles. Although when disturbed, its normal columnar shape becomes more prominent. Polyps extend during the day (Ref. 130769).

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

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).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Nemenzo, F. Sr. 1986. (Ref. 910)

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

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 October 2023

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.8 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 1512 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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