Oculina varicosa, Fused ivory tree coral

Oculina varicosa   Le Sueur, 1820

Fused ivory tree coral

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Oculina varicosa

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

Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Oculinidae

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

Sessile; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 847).  Tropical; 34°N - 8°N, 92°W - 58°W (Ref. 847)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Colonies may be zooxanthellate or azooxanthellate depending on light availability. Azooxanthellate colonies form extensive banks while zooxanthellate colonies form clumps of tapered fused branches less than 0.5 meters across. Corallites are exsert with septa in three cycles.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth range from Ref. 119373. Associated with several species of pycnogonids (Ref. 121217).

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

Waller, R.G. and P.A. Tyler. 2005. (Ref. 810)

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

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 June 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.9 - 28.3, mean 27.2 (based on 427 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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