Acropora prolifera, Fused staghorn coral

Acropora prolifera   (Lamarck, 1816)

Fused staghorn coral

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Acroporidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία

Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 1 - 30 m (Αναφ. 116012).  Tropical; 28°N - 9°N, 98°W - 60°W (Αναφ. 846)

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Western Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Μορφολογία

Colonies are branching with compact, horizontally spread sub-branches occurring towards the extremities of main branches. Axial corallites are elongate while radial corallites are tubular and irregular in length. Color can either be tan or pale brown with white branch tips.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Very shallow reef slopes and lagoon margins (Ref. 846).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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 Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Wallace, C.C. 1999 Staghorn corals of the world. A revision of the genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography. CSIRO Publishing. 421 p. (Αναφ. 86439)

IUCN Red List Status (Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)


CMS (Αναφ. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Περισσότερες πληροφορίες

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Οικολογία
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Αφθονία
Life cycle
Αναπαραγωγή
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Γονιμότητα
Γεννοβολία
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Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
Physiology
Κατανάλωση οξυγόνου

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.5 - 28.2, mean 27.4 (based on 333 cells).
Price category (Αναφ. 80766): Unknown.