Anthozoa |
Scleractinia |
Pocilloporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 83917). Tropical; 33°N - 8°N, 98°W - 58°W (Ref. 847)
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to Bermuda.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Branching colonies with widespread corallites that are sometimes angular in outline. Coenosteum has fine spinules that sometimes form a ridge between corallites.
Found in shallow reef environments (Ref. 847).
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.
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)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 28, mean 26.9 (based on 154 cells).
Price category
Unknown.