Madracis asperula, Pointed pencil coral
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Madracis asperula   Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849

Pointed pencil coral

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Madracis asperula  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexacorallia | Scleractinia | Pocilloporidae

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

Reef-associated; depth range 24 - 311 m (Ref. 116012).  Subtropical; 34°N - 8°N, 98°W - 12°W (Ref. 847)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Central Atlantic: Caribbean Sea and northern Canary Current.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Azooxanthellate species with colonies of fine twisted branches. Corallites are subcerioid with rounded outline. The coenosteum is covered by coarse spinules.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Azooxanthellate (Ref. 116012). Found in rocky foreshores below 12 meters (Ref. 1663). Outer continental shelf (50 to 200 m) (Ref. 116012).

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

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko 2003 Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophore, Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no,28. XI+115. With CD-ROM. (Ref. 1663)

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

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 June 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.2 - 28, mean 25.6 (based on 186 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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