Octocorallia |
Malacalcyonacea |
Plexauridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Wester Indian Ocean: Oman.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Often found hanging down, and overgrown by sponges, in dark places like cracks and caverns on underwater cliffs and walls (Ref. 129167).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Samimi Namin, K. and L.P. Van Ofwegen 2010 An overview of Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) species with tiny rosettes, with the description of a new species from the Gulf of Oman. Zoosystema 32(3):479-493. (Ref. 129167)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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