Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Agariciidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 5 - 35 m (Ref. 92231). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines to Palau and the Marianas.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
First extant shallow-water reef-dwelling and azooxanthellate agariciid . Found on underwater cave ceilings (Ref. 92231).
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.
Hoeksema, B.W. 2012 Forever in the dark: the cave-dwelling azooxanthellate reef coral Leptoseris troglodyta sp. n. (Scleractinia, Agariciidae). ZookKeys 228:21-37. (Ref. 92231)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 28 - 29.1, mean 28.6 (based on 68 cells).