Catalaphyllia is a monotypic genus of stony coral in the familyEuphylliidae from the western Pacific Ocean. It is represented by a single species, Catalaphyllia jardinei, commonly known as elegance coral (or wonder coral, ridge coral).[2] It was first described by William Saville-Kent in 1893 as Pectinia jardinei.[3]
Because of its unique and beautiful look, this coral is popular in reef tanks.[2] It is an overexploited species collected in large quantities from the wild for the aquarium trade.[1]
Descriptionedit
This coral has very large, visible polyps. They develop on a large, branching corallite skeleton, each polyp sporting unusually large, long tendrils, and a large, fleshy oral disc.[3][4] It can come in several colours: fluorescent green, lime green, and brown.[5]
Catalaphyllia can reproduce sexually, but also asexually by budding new branches that drop off to form satellite colonies.[2]
Like most photosynthetic coral, this species hosts zooxanthellae, dinoflagellates that convert sunlight into sugar for energy. Like a subset of other corals, it also has a "mouth" that it uses to ingest bits of other food gathered by its large tendrils. The behavior and adaptation are similar to those of sea anemones.[4]
Distributionedit
This coral commonly lives on reefs in the western and central Pacific Ocean, as well as occasionally in the eastern Indian Ocean. Its range extends as far north as Japan, and south to northern Australia.[2][4]
It can be present on both the shallow and midwater parts of a reef, and prefers water that is strongly agitated or exposed to significant currents. It is commonly seated in sandy areas, rather than directly on rocks.[6]
Referencesedit
^ abTurak, E.; Sheppard, C. & Wood, E. (2008). "Catalaphyllia jardinei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T132890A3479919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T132890A3479919.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ abcd"Asexual Reproduction of Catalaphyllia jardinei (Elegance coral)". Reefkeeping. June 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^ abVeron, J. E. N.; Pichon, Michel (1979). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia. Vol. part 3. Australian Institute of Marine Science. p. 360.
^ abc. ARKive. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^"Catalaphyllia jardinei (Saville-Kent, 1893)". Corals. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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catalaphyllia, monotypic, genus, stony, coral, family, euphylliidae, from, western, pacific, ocean, represented, single, species, jardinei, commonly, known, elegance, coral, wonder, coral, ridge, coral, first, described, william, saville, kent, 1893, pectinia,. Catalaphyllia is a monotypic genus of stony coral in the family Euphylliidae from the western Pacific Ocean It is represented by a single species Catalaphyllia jardinei commonly known as elegance coral or wonder coral ridge coral 2 It was first described by William Saville Kent in 1893 as Pectinia jardinei 3 Elegance coralConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum CnidariaClass HexacoralliaOrder ScleractiniaFamily EuphylliidaeGenus CatalaphylliaWells 1971Species C jardineiBinomial nameCatalaphyllia jardinei Saville Kent 1893 SynonymsList Species Catalaphyllia plicata Wells 1971 Catalaphyllia sabiuraensis Eguchi 1973 Euphyllia picteti Bedot 1907 Euphyllia sabiuraensis Eguchi 1973 Flabellum multifore Gardiner 1904 Flabellum vacuum Crossland 1952 Pectinia jardinei Saville Kent 1893Because of its unique and beautiful look this coral is popular in reef tanks 2 It is an overexploited species collected in large quantities from the wild for the aquarium trade 1 Description editThis coral has very large visible polyps They develop on a large branching corallite skeleton each polyp sporting unusually large long tendrils and a large fleshy oral disc 3 4 It can come in several colours fluorescent green lime green and brown 5 Catalaphyllia can reproduce sexually but also asexually by budding new branches that drop off to form satellite colonies 2 Like most photosynthetic coral this species hosts zooxanthellae dinoflagellates that convert sunlight into sugar for energy Like a subset of other corals it also has a mouth that it uses to ingest bits of other food gathered by its large tendrils The behavior and adaptation are similar to those of sea anemones 4 Distribution editThis coral commonly lives on reefs in the western and central Pacific Ocean as well as occasionally in the eastern Indian Ocean Its range extends as far north as Japan and south to northern Australia 2 4 It can be present on both the shallow and midwater parts of a reef and prefers water that is strongly agitated or exposed to significant currents It is commonly seated in sandy areas rather than directly on rocks 6 References edit a b Turak E Sheppard C amp Wood E 2008 Catalaphyllia jardinei The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN 2008 e T132890A3479919 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2008 RLTS T132890A3479919 en Retrieved 3 January 2018 a b c d Asexual Reproduction of Catalaphyllia jardinei Elegance coral Reefkeeping June 2006 Retrieved 20 October 2013 a b Veron J E N Pichon Michel 1979 Scleractinia of Eastern Australia Vol part 3 Australian Institute of Marine Science p 360 a b c Elegance coral Catalaphyllia jardinei ARKive Archived from the original on 12 December 2009 Retrieved 20 October 2013 McBirney Carrie Brough Clarice Elegance Coral Animal world Retrieved 20 October 2013 Catalaphyllia jardinei Saville Kent 1893 Corals Retrieved 20 October 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catalaphyllia amp oldid 1170017117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
