Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Rhizangiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated. Tropical
Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean Sea and Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.4 cm CORD male/unsexed; (Ref. 847)
Colonies are massive or sometimes occur as free-living mobile balls. Corallites are rounded and shallow, about 2.5-3.5 mm in diameter. Septa have curved upper margins and are granulated. Columellae consist of one or a few granules. Appears reddish-brown with pale walls.
Zooxanthellate. On rocky pool and rocky reef in shallow waters (Ref. 121684).
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 Corals of the world. Volume 2. Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR Qld. Pty. Ltd. Australia. 429 p. (Ref. 847)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.6 - 27.6, mean 26.7 (based on 18 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
