Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Acroporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated. Tropical; 30°N - 12°N, 32°E - 44°E (Ref. 846)
Western Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Colonies: extensive upright to prostate laminae; encrusting. Colony surface: covered by elongate tuberculate which hide the corallites from view. Tuberculae: upwardly inclined on upright laminae. Coenosteum: coarse (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: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 28 - 29.3, mean 29 (based on 98 cells).
Price category
Unknown.