Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Acroporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical; 36°N - 30°S, 34°E - 176°W (Ref. 846)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Colonies: horizontal to vertical plates or thick columns and branches. Corallites: immersed and distinct. Coenosteum: tuberculae fused into ridges forming the same pattern as Porites rus (Poritidae) and Montipora confusa. Green; Purple; Blue or brown; with pale growing margins (Ref. 846).
Maximum depth from Ref. 98471. Inhabits mostly upper reef slopes (Ref. 846).
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.
Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 846)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3028 cells).
Price category
Unknown.