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Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846
Torch coral
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Merulinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 848). Tropical; 30°N - 27°S, 39°E - 172°W (Ref. 848)
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-Pacific: From Somalia and Madagascar, east to the Samoas, north to Ryukyu, south to New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description Morphology
Formation: phaceloid. Corallites: irregular, crowded if in restricted space; less than 19 mm across. Septa: exsert, irregular, varying thickness. Polyps: fleshy; thick septa give prominent radiating stripes to the upper corallite surface. Color: brown or green with green oral discs (Ref. 848).
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
Nemenzo, F. Sr. 1986. (Ref. 910)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Appendix II: International trade monitored
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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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 - 29, mean 28 (based on 804 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.