Dipsastraea favus, Head coral

Dipsastraea favus   (Forskål, 1775)

Head coral
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Merulinidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία

Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 0 - 50 m (Αναφ. 115197).  Tropical; 41°N - 37°S, 26°E - 170°W

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 2.0 cm DL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 269)

Short description Μορφολογία

The head coral is one of the numerous species so-called due to their rounded massive shape, similar to a human head. Corallites are evenly distributed, plocoid, exsert, circular or slightly oval, 1 to 2 cm in diameter, and usually separated from each other by a few millimeters. Colonies grow to about 1 m diameter and are found at all depths (Ref. 269). Color varies from grey-green, to brown; often mottled (Ref. 130769).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Corallites are evenly distributed, plocoid, exsert, circular or slightly oval, 1 to 2 cm in diameter, and usually separated from each other by few millimeters. Colonies grow to about 1 m diameter and are found at all depths (Ref. 269). Maximum depth from Ref. 98471. Colonies are found at all depths (Ref. 269). May occur on reef back margins (Ref. 848). Also on subtidal rocks, rocky reefs, outer reef channel, foreslopes, lagoons and inter-reef substrate (Ref. 98471).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae

Hermaphroditic (Refs. 113708, 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 Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Hodgson, G. 1998 Corals. p. 101-122. In Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem (eds) FAO species identifidication guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 1. Seaweeds, coral, bivalves and gastropods. FAO Rome. (Αναφ. 269)

IUCN Red List Status (Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Ευάλωτο, βλέπε Κόκκινη Λίστα (VU) (A3ce); Date assessed: 24 October 2023

CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)


CMS (Αναφ. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Οικολογία
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Αφθονία
Life cycle
Αναπαραγωγή
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση
Γονιμότητα
Γεννοβολία
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
Physiology
Κατανάλωση οξυγόνου

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.5 - 29.1, mean 28.1 (based on 1300 cells).
Price category (Αναφ. 80766): Unknown.