Acropora humilis   (Dana, 1846)

Finger coral

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Acropora humilis

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

Anthozoa | Scleractinia | Acroporidae

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

Reef-associated; depth range 3 - 10 m (Ref. 98622).  Tropical; 30°N - 34°S, 27°E - 135°W (Ref. 846)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.9 cm BRL male/unsexed; (Ref. 269); common length : 2.5 cm BRW male/unsexed; (Ref. 269)

Short description Morphology

A corymbose growth form distinguishes this spcies. Individual branches form fat fingers, 0.1-0.25 cm in diameter and less than 20 cm in length, with little secondary branching. Due to solid construction, these species is found on exposed reefs throughout its range in shallow to intermediate depths (Ref. 269).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Can be found in shallow waters (Ref. 122680). Found on exposed reefs throughout its range in shallow to intermediate depths (Ref. 269) on reef tops, upper slopes and submerged reefs (Ref. 86439). Also on reef flats (Ref. 98471).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | 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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Wallace, C.C. 1999. (Ref. 86439)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 03 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 | Hexacorallians of the World | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.9 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 3133 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.