Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Poritidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Mexico, Dominica and Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Colonies are thin plates, sometimes in tiers. Surfaces of plates are smooth or undulating. Brown in color with polyps.
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.
Steiner, S.C.C. 2003 Stony corals and reefs of Dominica. Atoll Research Bulletin 498:1-15. (Ref. 83550)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
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
Price category
Unknown.
