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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lord Howe Island (Ref. 269), Orpheus Island, Magnetic Island, and Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 791).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hodgson, G., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

False finger coral, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Scleractinia (Stony corals) > Pocilloporidae ()

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

Associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 35 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical; 36°N - 34°S, 26°E - 137°W (Ref. 847)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm COLD maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 269)

Short description Morfologia

A ramose coral, up to 50 cm in diameter, with smooth rounded branches growing from a common origin. A small half-hood can be seen on one side of each corallite. Species shows a high degree of variation in branch thickness depending upon depth and degree of exposure, with more delicate forms found in deeper, more protected biomes (Ref. 269).

Depth based from occurrence (Ref. 8294); to be replaced with a better reference. Found in shallow reef habitats exposed to strong wave action (Ref. 98471). Common from the reef flat to intermediate depths (Ref. 269). Also in shallow fringing reefs and on rocks in khor channels (Ref. 102838). Shows a high degree of variation in branch thickness depending upon depth and degree of exposure, with more delicate forms found in deeper, more protected biomes (Ref. 269).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Hermaphroditic (Ref. 113708). 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 (Ref. 833).

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Hodgson, G. 1998. (Ref. 269)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 03 January 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

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Strumenti

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.4 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 806 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1792)