Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Octocorallia | Malacalcyonacea | Tubiporidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 3 - 15 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical; 27°C - 28°C (Ref. 130889)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: West to Red Sea; north to Japan, east to Vanuatu; south to Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm COLD male/unsexed; (Ref. 269)

Short description Morphology

Colonies form mounds up to 50 cm in diameter that may dominate large patches of reef. The colonies are composed of thin tubes (the "organ pipes"), 0.2 cm diameter in length, cemented together by horizontal plates at intervals of several centimeters. In life, the corals have white polyps that may cover the corallum. The skeleton is deep red (Ref. 269).

Maximum depth from Ref. 123855.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Ross, M.A. and G. Hodgson. 1981. (Ref. 8294)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.5 - 23.7, mean 17.4 (based on 629 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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