Anthozoa |
Scleractinia |
Acroporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated. Tropical; 23°N - 18°N, 161°W - 154°W (Ref. 846)
Eastern Central Pacific: Endemic to Hawaii.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm COLD male/unsexed; (Ref. 846)
Colonies: Encrusting to submassive; up to 30 cm across; with irregular branch-like upgrowths up to 10 cm thick; well defined. Pale to dark brown.
Subtidal environments (Ref. 846).
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.
Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 846)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.