Anthozoa |
Alcyonacea |
Alcyoniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Central Pacific: South China Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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.
Dai, C.-F. and T.-Y. Fan. 1996. (Ref. 81116)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 127697)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
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Estimates of some properties based on models