Carijoa riisei, White telesto
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Carijoa riisei   (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)

White telesto

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Octocorallia | Malacalcyonacea | Clavulariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 109199).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific: South America.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Forms erect, branching colonies with flexible stems. Polyps have eight white frilly tentacles, hence the name snowflake coral.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Shallow water octocoral (Ref. 808), usually in turbid coastal areas (Ref. 1010998). On bay and nearshore (Ref. 109199). At depths of 1.5 to 8 m on coral reefs and rocky bottoms (Ref. 83916). Occurs on shaded clear waters where currents are strong (Ref. 101098). Common in the fouling community of harbors, on piers or wrecks (Ref. 415, 101098) which are not exposed to sunlight (Ref. 415)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés 2005 Photographic identification guide to some common marine invertebrates of Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Caribbean Journal of Science. 41(3):638-707. (Ref. 415)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 8.6 - 29, mean 26.1 (based on 2468 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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