Octocorallia |
Malacalcyonacea |
Pterogorgiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Trinidad and Tobago.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Asymmetrical sclerites and irregularly bent spindles in the inner layer. Thin, cylindrical branches and polyps placed found throughout the branches, no rows or grooves. Living colonies are yellow (Ref. 128033).
Collected from sand and rubble basin (Ref. 128033).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sánchez, J.A. 2007 A new genus of Atlantic octocorals (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae): systematics of gorgoniids with asymmetric sclerites. Journal of Natural History 41:493-509. (Ref. 128033)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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