Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1792)

Smooth cauliflower coral

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Stylophora pistillata AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Stylophora pistillata

Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Pocilloporidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / গভীরতার পরিসীমা / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান

রীফ সংশ্লিষ্ট; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 3 - 35 m (সূত্র 8294). Tropical; 36°N - 34°S, 26°E - 137°W (সূত্র 847)

Distribution দেশ সমূহ | এফ এ ও এলাকাসমূহ | বাস্তুতন্ত্র | দৃষ্টিগোচর | প্রচলন

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / আকৃতি / Weight / Age

পরিপক্কতা : L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm COLD পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (সূত্র 269)

Short description বহিঃ অঙ্গ সংস্থান

A ramose coral, up to 50 cm in diameter, with smooth rounded branches growing from a common origin. A small half-hood can be seen on one side of each corallite. Species shows a high degree of variation in branch thickness depending upon depth and degree of exposure, with more delicate forms found in deeper, more protected biomes (Ref. 269).

Depth based from occurrence (Ref. 8294); to be replaced with a better reference. Found in shallow reef habitats exposed to strong wave action (Ref. 98471). Common from the reef flat to intermediate depths (Ref. 269). Also in shallow fringing reefs and on rocks in khor channels (Ref. 102838). Shows a high degree of variation in branch thickness depending upon depth and degree of exposure, with more delicate forms found in deeper, more protected biomes (Ref. 269).

Life cycle and mating behavior পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | Eggs | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | Larvae

Hermaphroditic (Ref. 113708). 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 (Ref. 833).