Millepora complanata   Lamarck, 1816

Bladed fire coral

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Anthoathecata | Milleporidae

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

Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 45 m (Ref. 83917).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic. Subtropical and tropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Colonies for thin, upright blades or plates that are somewhat branched (Ref. 415).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

In shallow reef habitats with surge or more flow that A. alcicornis habitats (Ref. 415). Colonial (Ref. 19). Known from mangroves (Ref. 86642).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 14).

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. (Ref. 415)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (A3c); Date assessed: 01 June 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 28, mean 26.9 (based on 250 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.