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Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816)
Staghorn coral| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Acropora cervicornis AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Acroporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 83917). Subtropical; 29°N - 9°N, 98°W - 59°W (Ref. 846)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology
Colonies may form stands several meters across. They are arborescent, composed of cylindrical branches which subdivide infrequently. Corallites are tabular; axial corallites are distinctive. Color can either be pale brown or tan with white axial corallites.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hermaphroditic (Ref. 113712). 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).
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Wallace, C.C. 1999. (Ref. 86439)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Critically Endangered (CR) ; Date assessed: 01 June 2021
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Appendix II: International trade monitored
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human Related
Aquaculture profile
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Stamps, Coins Misc.
Outreach
References
Internet sources
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 25.9 - 28, mean 27.6 (based on 116 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.