Favites spinosa is a species of stony coral in the familyMerulinidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from the eastern coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean to the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.[1]
Favites spinosa forms small, solid rounded colonies. The corallites (stony cups in which the polyps are seated) are deep with steep walls. The septa (stony ridges between the corallite walls) are straight and widely separated, alternately long and short, and rough due to the distinctive serrated teeth. The corallite walls are off-white and the corallite centres are dark.[3]
Statusedit
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the conservation status of this coral as "vulnerable". This is because it is a generally uncommon species with a scattered distribution throughout its wide range; its depth limit is 10 m (30 ft) and this makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat disturbance, bleaching and coral disease.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcDeVantier, L.; Hodgson, G.; Huang, D.; Johan, O.; Licuanan, A.; Obura, D.; Sheppard, C.; Syahrir, M.; Turak, E. (2008). "Favites spinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T133577A3811673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133577A3811673.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
favites, spinosa, species, stony, coral, family, merulinidae, native, indo, pacific, region, range, extending, from, eastern, coast, africa, through, indian, ocean, western, central, pacific, ocean, conservation, statusvulnerable, iucn, scientific, classificat. Favites spinosa is a species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae It is native to the Indo Pacific region its range extending from the eastern coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean to the Western and Central Pacific Ocean 1 Favites spinosaConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum CnidariaClass HexacoralliaOrder ScleractiniaFamily MerulinidaeGenus FavitesSpecies F spinosaBinomial nameFavites spinosa Klunzinger 1879 2 SynonymsPrionastraea spinosa Klunzinger 1879Description editFavites spinosa forms small solid rounded colonies The corallites stony cups in which the polyps are seated are deep with steep walls The septa stony ridges between the corallite walls are straight and widely separated alternately long and short and rough due to the distinctive serrated teeth The corallite walls are off white and the corallite centres are dark 3 Status editThe International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the conservation status of this coral as vulnerable This is because it is a generally uncommon species with a scattered distribution throughout its wide range its depth limit is 10 m 30 ft and this makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat disturbance bleaching and coral disease 1 References edit a b c DeVantier L Hodgson G Huang D Johan O Licuanan A Obura D Sheppard C Syahrir M Turak E 2008 Favites spinosa IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 e T133577A3811673 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2008 RLTS T133577A3811673 en Retrieved 20 November 2021 Hoeksema Bert 201 Favites spinosa Klunzinger 1879 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 9 August 2018 Favites spinosa About Corals Australian Institute of Marine Science 2013 Retrieved 10 January 2018 nbsp This Scleractinia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Favites spinosa amp oldid 1056159027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
