smooth cauliflower coral
| Scientific name | Stylophora pistillata |
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| Descriptor | Esper |
| Year of description | 1792 |
| IUCN category | NT |
| Family | Pocilloporidae |
| Genus | Stylophora |
Introduction
Stylophora pistillata, commonly known as smooth cauliflower coral, is a salt water cnidarian.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Size30 - 50 cm
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StructureBranch
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Typecoral with small polyps
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Size30 - 50 cm
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StructureBranch
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Typecoral with small polyps
How to recognize the smooth cauliflower coral ?
The smooth cauliflower coral measures between 30 and 50 cm. This cnidarian is bicolore with a predominantly bleu, vert, rose and blanc body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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Sociabilityliving in colonies
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Dietnot specified
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Way of livingdiurnal
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
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Larva typeplanula
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
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What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Depth3 - 35 m
Biotope presentation
The smooth cauliflower coral is most often found at a depth between 3m and 35m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Aurélien Calas
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Bibliographic references
Importance of a micro-diet for scleractinian corals - Fanny Houlbrèque - Eric Tambutté - Cécile Richard - Christine Ferrier-Pagès - Marine ecology progress series - 2004. Vol. 282
The Reproduction of the Red Sea Coral Stylophora pistillata. I. Gonads and Planulae - B. Rinkevich - Y. Loya - Marine ecology progress series - 1979. Vol. 1
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