Anthozoa |
Scleractinia |
Acroporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated. Tropical; 23°N - 18°N, 161°W - 154°W (Ref. 846)
Eastern Central Pacific: Endemic to Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Colonies: encrusting or tiered plates, sometimes over 200 cm across. Plates: free edges. Corallites: small; irregular in height. Papillae: concentrated around the corallites. Tan. Polyps: usually purple (Ref. 846).
Colonies over 200 cm across (Ref. 846). Shallow reef environments (Ref. 846).
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.
Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 846)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.1 - 25.6, mean 25.3 (based on 23 cells).
Price category
Unknown.