Acanthogorgia vegae   Aurivillius, 1931

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

Octocorallia | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae

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

Sessile.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific: Japan, China, and Hong Kong.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Yellow colony arises from a large, lobate basal basal disk. The large, cylindical polyps project perpendicularly. Sclerites at the polyp base are large, and either plain or s-shaped. Crown sclerites are smaller and stem sclerites are fusiform. The axis is thick and brown.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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