Anthozoa |
Scleractinia |
Faviidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 83917). Tropical; 26°N - 8°N, 98°W - 58°W (Ref. 848)
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Colonies are large and hemispherical or encrusting. Septa are exerst, equal, and finely toothed. A fine ambulacral groove occurs along the tops of walls.
Zooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Common throughout the Caribbean on reef tops (Ref. 415).
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
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.7 - 28, mean 27.5 (based on 120 cells).
Price category
Unknown.