Siderastrea savignyana   Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

African pillow coral

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

Anthozoa | Scleractinia | Siderastreidae

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

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 98471).  Tropical; 31°N - 27°S, 32°E - 180°E (Ref. 847)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique to Philippines, Micronesia and Fiji.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on shallow reef environments or sandy lagoons where colonies are often partly buried in sand (Ref. 847). Specifically found on sandy-scoured rocks and at the base of coral reefs (Ref. 102838). Found in environments with very high salinity and high temperature (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. 2000. (Ref. 847)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3163 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.