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Scleractinia |
Meandrinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
Associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 87091). Subtropical; 28°N - 8°N, 92°W - 58°W (Ref. 847)
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Colonies have encrusting bases on which cylindrical columns are developed that may reach 2 m in height. Septo-costae are thick, in two alternating orders. Tentacles remain extended during the day giving columns a furry appearance. Grey-brown in color.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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).
Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko. 2003. (Ref. 1663)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Strumenti
Informazioni ulteriori
Age/SizeAccrescimentoLength-weightLength-lengthMorfologiaLarveAbbondanza
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 6.3 - 17.8, mean 10.5 (based on 134 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
