Anthozoa |
Scleractinia |
Faviidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 3 - 36 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical; 36°N - 35°S, 32°E - 120°W (Ref. 848)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Encrusting. Three cycles of septa present; tertiaries small, with distinct corresponding costae. Some with principal septae between 1 to 5, with elongated tertiaries (Ref. 88968). Calices may be sub-cerioid to plocoid. Color varies from cream to light brown, grey, or bright green (Ref. 130769).
Maximum depth based on Ref. 88968. Occurs on intertidal rock pools, subtidal reefs and boulder substrata (Ref. 88997). Known to encrust over Lithophyllum at a depth of 36 m (Ref. 88968). Popular with borers: bivalves, barnacles, and polychates (Ref. 130769).
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).
Ross, M.A. and G. Hodgson. 1981. (Ref. 8294)
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): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.8 (based on 628 cells).
Price category
Unknown.